Xeon E-2456 vs Celeron G4950

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4950 and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1943	434
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.37	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$52	no data
Current price	$63 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G4950 and Xeon E-2456 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	126 mm2	163 mm2
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4950 and Xeon E-2456 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	LGA-1151	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4950 and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Celeron G4950 and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4950 and Xeon E-2456 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4950 and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 610

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4950 and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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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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.

Xeon E-2456 outperforms Celeron G4950 by 762% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.75	15.08
Recency	23 April 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	80 Watt

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