Xeon D-2899NT vs Celeron 3855U

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2634not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency4.86no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date15 August 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$2,138

Detailed specifications

Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT 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)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1356FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, LPDDR3-1600/1866, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB1 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510N/A
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1032
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 22
Threads 2 44
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 135 Watt

Celeron 3855U has 800% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2899NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 1000% more physical cores and 2100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Celeron 3855U and Xeon D-2899NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron 3855U is a notebook processor while Xeon D-2899NT is a server/workstation one.


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