Xeon Platinum 8256 vs Celeron N3450

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2271	717
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.94
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	19.72	9.52
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Cascade Lake-SP (2018−2019)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$7,007

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Multiplier	11	38
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	8,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256 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)	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1296	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256. 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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256 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 N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	8 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 500	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3450 and Xeon Platinum 8256.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	48
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	8	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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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.30	10.99
Recency	30 August 2016	2 April 2019
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	105 Watt

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