Xeon 3.4 vs Celeron G550

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2948	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.65	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.47	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Irwindale (2004)
Release date	1 June 2012 (13 years ago)	June 2004 (21 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Celeron G550 and Xeon 3.4 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	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	131 mm2	169 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	504 million	178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G550 and Xeon 3.4 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	FCLGA1155	604
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Xeon 3.4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron G550 and Xeon 3.4 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 G550 and Xeon 3.4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G550 and Xeon 3.4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Xeon 3.4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Xeon 3.4.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt