Xeon 6978P vs Celeron 1037U

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3091	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	1.46	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	no data
Release date	20 January 2013 (13 years ago)	1 July 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$86	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 1037U and Xeon 6978P 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	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	504 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 1037U and Xeon 6978P 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	FCBGA1023	FCLGA7529
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1037U and Xeon 6978P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no 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
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron 1037U and Xeon 6978P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1037U and Xeon 6978P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1037U and Xeon 6978P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5(6400MT/s) MRDIMM(8800MT/s)
Maximum memory size	32 GB	3 TB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 1037U and Xeon 6978P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1037U and Xeon 6978P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 January 2013	1 July 2025
Physical cores	2	120
Threads	2	240
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	500 Watt