Xeon 6972P vs Pentium A1018

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2657not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency2.05no data
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 July 2013 (11 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P 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)96
Threads2192
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache1 MB Intel® Smart Cache480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P 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 configuration12
SocketFCPGA9887529
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 July 2013 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 500 Watt

Pentium A1018 has 1328.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6972P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium A1018 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6972P is a server/workstation one.


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