Xeon 6972P vs Celeron P4600

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron P4600 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2839not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency1.43no data
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date28 March 2010 (14 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron P4600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)96
Threads2192
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors382 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron P4600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketPGA9887529
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron P4600 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Celeron P4600 and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron P4600 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron P4600 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsN/A
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron P4600 and Xeon 6972P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron P4600 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 March 2010 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 500 Watt

Celeron P4600 has 1328.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron P4600 and Xeon 6972P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron P4600 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6972P is a server/workstation one.


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