Xeon E-2436 vs Celeron J4125
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2436 outperforms Celeron J4125 by a whopping 661% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1979 | 511 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.37 | 97.95 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 17.60 | 20.61 |
| Architecture codename | Gemini Lake Refresh (2019) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 4 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $331 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2436 has 1724% better value for money than Celeron J4125.
Detailed specifications
Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 16 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 93 mm2 | 163 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436 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 | FCBGA1090 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
Security technologies
Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | N/A |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 750 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| MIPI-DSI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2160@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 16 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.93 | 14.69 |
| Recency | 4 November 2019 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron J4125 has 550% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 661.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4125 in performance tests.
Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J4125 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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