Xeon D-2896TER vs L3406

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L3406 and Xeon D-2896TER processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2821	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	1.83	no data
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon L3406 and Xeon D-2896TER 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	4	40
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB Intel® Smart Cache	30 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Maximum core temperature	54 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L3406 and Xeon D-2896TER 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1156	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	110 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L3406 and Xeon D-2896TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon L3406 and Xeon D-2896TER technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L3406 and Xeon D-2896TER are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L3406 and Xeon D-2896TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066	DDR4
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L3406 and Xeon D-2896TER.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2010	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	4	40
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	110 Watt

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