Xeon 6960P vs Celeron 4205U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 4205U and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2574	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	5.43	no data
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	23 January 2019 (5 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 4205U 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	no data	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 4205U 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	Intel BGA 1528	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 4205U and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron 4205U and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 4205U and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 4205U and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 610 (300 - 900 MHz)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 4205U and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 January 2019	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	72
Threads	2	144
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

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