Xeon E-2388G vs Celeron N4020C

Place in the ranking	2484	474
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	15.30	14.76
Architecture codename	no data	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	1 January 2021 (3 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memory	8 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	12	32
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	1
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz	4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	44
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.

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 N4020C 0.97

Xeon E-2388G 14.82
+1428%

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 N4020C 1534

Xeon E-2388G 23546
+1435%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.97	14.82
Integrated graphics card	0.87	4.56
Recency	1 January 2021	8 September 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt

Celeron N4020C has 1483.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2388G, on the other hand, has a 1427.8% higher aggregate performance score, 424.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 months, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon E-2388G is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4020C in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4020C is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2388G is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4020C and Xeon E-2388G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.