Xeon 6980P vs Pentium M 705

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 705 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3307	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Pentium M	no data
Power efficiency	0.58	no data
Architecture codename	Banias (2003)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	no data	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 705 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	1 (Single-Core)	128
Threads	1	256
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	1 MB L2 KB	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	130 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.956V-1.484V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 705 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	no data	2
Socket	H-PBGA479, PPGA478	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	24.5 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 705 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 705 and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 705 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 705 and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 705 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	128
Threads	1	256
Chip lithography	130 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	24 Watt	500 Watt

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