Xeon Gold 5412U vs Celeron 2980U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2980U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.62
Xeon Gold 5412U
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
29.60
+4674%

Xeon Gold 5412U outperforms Celeron 2980U by a whopping 4674% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2943168
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data28.54
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency1.756.79
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,113

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2980U and Xeon Gold 5412U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C81 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2980U and Xeon Gold 5412U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1168FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2980U and Xeon Gold 5412U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno 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
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron 2980U and Xeon Gold 5412U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2980U and Xeon Gold 5412U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2980U and Xeon Gold 5412U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size16 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2980U and Xeon Gold 5412U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2980U and Xeon Gold 5412U.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes1280
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no 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.

Celeron 2980U 0.62
Xeon Gold 5412U 29.60
+4674%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Celeron 2980U 1092
Xeon Gold 5412U 52218
+4682%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 29.60
Recency 1 September 2013 10 January 2023
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 48
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 185 Watt

Celeron 2980U has 1133.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5412U, on the other hand, has a 4674.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5412U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron 2980U in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron 2980U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5412U is a server/workstation one.

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