Xeon E-2478 vs Celeron M U3600

Primary details

Comparing Celeron M U3600 and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron M	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	18 December 2010 (13 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron M U3600 and Xeon E-2478 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	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus support	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron M U3600 and Xeon E-2478 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA1288	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M U3600 and Xeon E-2478. 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	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron M U3600 and Xeon E-2478 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M U3600 and Xeon E-2478 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M U3600 and Xeon E-2478. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M U3600 and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 December 2010	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	80 Watt

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