Xeon 6979P vs Pentium G4400TE

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4400TE and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2220	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	3.72	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4400TE and Xeon 6979P 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	120
Threads	2	240
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400TE and Xeon 6979P 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	LGA-1151	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400TE and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium G4400TE and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4400TE and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4400TE and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 510

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400TE and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2015	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	120
Threads	2	240
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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