Pentium 2117U vs Xeon 696X

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	36	3104
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.96	0.03
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	6.89	1.44
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Granite Rapids (2024−2026)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	2 February 2026 (less than a year ago)	1 September 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,599	$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 696X has 26433% better value for money than Pentium 2117U.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 696X and Pentium 2117U 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Performance-cores	64	no data
Threads	128	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	336 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 3 nm	22 nm
Die size	2x 598 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 696X and Pentium 2117U 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4710	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium 2117U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon 696X and Pentium 2117U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium 2117U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium 2117U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8000MT/s)	DDR3
Maximum memory size	4 TB	32 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 696X and Pentium 2117U integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 696X and Pentium 2117U.

PCIe version	5.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	128	16

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	57.16	0.58
Recency	2 February 2026	1 September 2012
Physical cores	64	2
Threads	128	2
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	17 Watt