Xeon D-1844NT vs Pentium G6950

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2620	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	1.01	no data
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	20
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	15360 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1156	FCBGA2227
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD

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Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and Xeon D-1844NT.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 January 2010	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	20
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	55 Watt

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