Xeon 6972P vs Celeron B800

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B800 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2990	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	1.13	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	19 June 2011 (13 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron B800 and Xeon 6972P 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)	96
Threads	2	192
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B800 and Xeon 6972P 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	G2 (988B)	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B800 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron B800 and Xeon 6972P 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 Celeron B800 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B800 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1000 MHz)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B800 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 June 2011	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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