Xeon E-2436 vs Celeron N2940

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N2940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.68
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.69
+2060%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Celeron N2940 by a whopping 2060% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2940 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2737511
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data97.95
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency8.8620.61
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N2940 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.83 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.25 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache56K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2940 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)7.5 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2940 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Connect+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Celeron N2940 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2940 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2940 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency854 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2940 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2940 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes416
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no 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 N2940 0.68
Xeon E-2436 14.69
+2060%

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 N2940 1044
Xeon E-2436 22487
+2054%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 14.69
Recency 22 May 2014 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N2940 has 828.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 2060.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2940 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N2940 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N2940 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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