Xeon 6972P vs Pentium B950

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium B950 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2783not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.70no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date19 June 2011 (13 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B950 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 speed2.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B950 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 Pentium B950 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B950 and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B950 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B950 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B950 and Xeon 6972P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B950 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


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

Pentium B950 has 1328.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium B950 and Xeon 6972P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium B950 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6972P is a server/workstation one.


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