Xeon 6980P vs Pentium P6200

Primary details

Comparing Pentium P6200 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2807	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	1.54	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6200 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	2 (Dual-core)	128
Threads	2	256
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.13 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	384 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6200 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	PGA988	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6200 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
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
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium P6200 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 P6200 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6200 and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6200 and Xeon 6980P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6200 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	26 September 2010	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	128
Threads	2	256
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	500 Watt

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