Celeron 2970M vs Xeon X5690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1323	2504
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.92	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	3.22	2.40
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$205	$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	239 mm2	130 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	960 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	288 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Celeron 2970M.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.43	0.94
Recency	14 February 2011	14 April 2014
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	37 Watt

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