Xeon Gold 6326 vs Celeron N3050

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	219
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326 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	1.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.16 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
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 N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3050 and Xeon Gold 6326.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	64
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	5	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2015	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	185 Watt

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