Xeon 5120 vs Celeron E1600

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E1600 and Xeon 5120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2714	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Woodcrest (2006)
Release date	May 2009 (15 years ago)	June 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$45
Current price	no data	$252 (5.6x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Celeron E1600 and Xeon 5120 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.87 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (shared)	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Die size	77 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	105 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E1600 and Xeon 5120 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	LGA775	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E1600 and Xeon 5120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FSB parity	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Celeron E1600 and Xeon 5120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E1600 and Xeon 5120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E1600 and Xeon 5120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR2

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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