Xeon E-2434 vs Celeron 2970M

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2396	not rated
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)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data
Current price	$59 (0.8x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	130 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434 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	FCPGA946	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
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
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434 integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2970M and Xeon E-2434.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 April 2014	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	55 Watt

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