Xeon MP 3.00 vs Celeron E3500

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3500 and Xeon MP 3.00 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2795	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.99	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.86	no data
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	Potomac (2005)
Release date	29 August 2010 (14 years ago)	March 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$62	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron E3500 and Xeon MP 3.00 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	228 million	286 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3500 and Xeon MP 3.00 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	604
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3500 and Xeon MP 3.00. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Celeron E3500 and Xeon MP 3.00 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3500 and Xeon MP 3.00 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3500 and Xeon MP 3.00. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3500 and Xeon MP 3.00.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt

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