Xeon E-2478 vs Celeron G3900E

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900E
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.28
Xeon E-2478
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 80 Watt
18.78
+1367%

Xeon E-2478 outperforms Celeron G3900E by a whopping 1367% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2291319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1882.67
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency3.4622.22
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date2 January 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2478 has 45828% better value for money than Celeron G3900E.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478 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 data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size98.57 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478. 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++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1616

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 G3900E 1.28
Xeon E-2478 18.78
+1367%

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 G3900E 2034
Xeon E-2478 29827
+1366%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.28 18.78
Recency 2 January 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Celeron G3900E has 128.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2478, on the other hand, has a 1367.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon E-2478 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900E in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron G3900E is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G3900E and Xeon E-2478, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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