Xeon D-1823NT vs Pentium B960

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2778	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	1.68	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	no data
Release date	2 October 2011 (13 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	10240 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT 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	FCPGA988,PGA988	FCBGA2227
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
My WiFi	-	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
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B960 and Xeon D-1823NT.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16
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	2 October 2011	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

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