Xeon 6978P vs Celeron G3900TE

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2568	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.35	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	1.27	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	no data
Release date	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)	1 July 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900TE 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	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	504 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900TE 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	LGA-1151	FCLGA7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900TE and Xeon 6978P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900TE and Xeon 6978P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900TE and Xeon 6978P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900TE and Xeon 6978P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5(6400MT/s) MRDIMM(8800MT/s)
Maximum memory size	64 GB	3 TB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 510

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900TE and Xeon 6978P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2015	1 July 2025
Physical cores	2	120
Threads	2	240
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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