Xeon E5420 vs Celeron J4125

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86
+46.5%

Celeron J4125 outperforms Xeon E5420 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19982296
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.55no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency17.601.50
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)no data
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHzno data
L1 cache56 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache4 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache4 MB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size93 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1090LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
Demand Based Switchingno data+
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes6no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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.

Celeron J4125 1.86
+46.5%
Xeon E5420 1.27

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 J4125 2957
+46.2%
Xeon E5420 2022

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron J4125 346
Xeon E5420 368
+6.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron J4125 964
Xeon E5420 1197
+24.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 1.27
Recency 4 November 2019 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 80 Watt

Celeron J4125 has a 46.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J4125 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5420 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5420 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J4125 and Xeon E5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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