Xeon 6960P vs Atom D2500

Primary details

Comparing Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Cedarview (2011−2012)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	1 November 2011 (13 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P 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)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	2	144
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P 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	2
Socket	FCBGA559	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
AMT	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel GMA

N/A

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2500 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	96
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 November 2011	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	72
Threads	2	144
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	500 Watt

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