Xeon Gold 5512U vs Celeron 2955U

Place in performance ranking	2797	77
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	1 October 2013 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U 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)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	2	56
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	118 mm²	2x 763 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	89 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U 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	FCBGA1168	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	10	80
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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.

Celeron 2955U 0.57

Xeon Gold 5512U 39.15
+6768%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron 2955U 877

Xeon Gold 5512U 60365
+6783%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.57	39.15
Recency	1 October 2013	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	28
Threads	2	56
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	185 Watt

Celeron 2955U has 1133.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5512U, on the other hand, has a 6768.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5512U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2955U in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron 2955U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5512U is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 5512U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.