Xeon D-2896NT vs Pentium N3700

Primary details

Comparing Pentium N3700 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2607	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	12.46	no data
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	no data
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N3700 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	4	40
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N3700 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3700 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium N3700 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
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 N3700 and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N3700 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3700 and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N3700 and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3700 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	32
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	24
Number of USB ports	5	4
Integrated LAN	-	+
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	20
Threads	4	40
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	117 Watt

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