Xeon Gold 6538N vs Celeron N3150

Place in the ranking	2645	162
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	21.61
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	11.85	13.05
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$3,351

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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	4 (Quad-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	4	64
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.08 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N. 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
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N. 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
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	N/A
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	80
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.

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 N3150 0.78

Xeon Gold 6538N 29.34
+3662%

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 N3150 1192

Xeon Gold 6538N 44895
+3666%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.78	29.34
Recency	1 April 2015	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	205 Watt

Celeron N3150 has 3316.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538N, on the other hand, has a 3661.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6538N is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3150 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538N is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3150 and Xeon Gold 6538N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.