Xeon D-2896NT vs Pentium G3260T

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2368not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.14no data
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260T 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 cores2 (Dual-core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads240
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L3 cache3 MB30 MB
Chip lithography22 nmno data
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260T 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1150FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260T 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 G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB1 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe versionUp to 3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1632
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2015 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 20
Threads 2 40
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 117 Watt

Pentium G3260T has 234.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G3260T and Xeon D-2896NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G3260T is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896NT is a server/workstation one.


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