Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Celeron N2840
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 154 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 56.15 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 14.06 |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,517 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.58 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 56K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 37.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 82 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 195 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series | N/A |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 792 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 80 |
| USB revision | 3.0 and 2.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | 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.
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
| Recency | 22 May 2014 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 195 Watt |
Celeron N2840 has 2685.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron N2840 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6526Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2840 and Xeon Gold 6526Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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