Xeon E-2488 vs Celeron G3902E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3902E and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	276
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$522 (4.9x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3902E 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3902E 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3902E and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron G3902E and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3902E and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3902E and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 510

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3902E and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 January 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	95 Watt

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