Xeon 6980P vs Pentium A1018

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2848	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	0.82	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	no data	Granite Rapids (2024−2025)
Release date	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6980P 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)	128
Threads	2	256
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	1 MB Intel® Smart Cache	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 3 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6980P 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	2
Socket	FCPGA988	FCLGA7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	DDR5(6400 MHz)MRDIMM(8800 MHz)
Maximum memory size	32 GB	3 TB
Max memory channels	2	12
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6980P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2013	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	128
Threads	2	256
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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