Xeon E-2488 vs Celeron B840

VS

Aggregate performance score

Celeron B840
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.61
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38
+2913%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Celeron B840 by a whopping 2913% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2801327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data75.32
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency1.6518.30
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 July 2011 (13 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488 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
SocketG2 (988B)FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 950 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 B840 0.61
Xeon E-2488 18.38
+2913%

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 B840 967
Xeon E-2488 29191
+2919%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 18.38
Recency 1 July 2011 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Celeron B840 has 171.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 2913.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B840 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron B840 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B840 and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Celeron B840
Celeron B840
Intel Xeon E-2488
Xeon E-2488

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


1.9 17 votes

Rate Celeron B840 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.3 6 votes

Rate Xeon E-2488 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Celeron B840 or Xeon E-2488, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.