Xeon w3-2535 vs Pentium 977

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2699not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency4.01no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$739

Detailed specifications

Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed1.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier14no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)26.25 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1023FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size16.38 GB2 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2012 24 August 2024
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 185 Watt

Pentium 977 has 988.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2535, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, and 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 977 and Xeon w3-2535. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 977 is a notebook processor while Xeon w3-2535 is a server/workstation one.


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