Xeon D-2896NT vs Celeron E3300

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2892not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.83no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.73no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)no data
Release date30 August 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads240
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB30 MB
Chip lithography45 nmno data
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
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 30 August 2009 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 20
Threads 2 40
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 117 Watt

Celeron E3300 has 80% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron E3300 and Xeon D-2896NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron E3300 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896NT is a server/workstation one.


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