Xeon D-2896NT vs Pentium 1403

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 1403 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2358	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.38	no data
Release date	1 April 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 1403 and Xeon D-2896NT 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	2	40
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L3 cache	5 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.6V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 1403 and Xeon D-2896NT 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	no data	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 1403 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium 1403 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 1403 and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 1403 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4
Maximum memory size	375 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 1403 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2012	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	2	40
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	117 Watt

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