Xeon L5240 vs Celeron N6211
Aggregate performance score
Celeron N6211 outperforms Xeon L5240 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2492 | 2867 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.33 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Elkhart Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.04 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Elkhart Lake (2022) | no data |
| Release date | 17 July 2022 (3 years ago) | 1 April 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $54 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Celeron N6211 and Xeon L5240 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) | no data |
| Threads | 2 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | 56 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N6211 and Xeon L5240 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.
| Socket | BGA1493 | LGA771 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1.5 MB | 40 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Xeon L5240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron N6211 and Xeon L5240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N6211 and Xeon L5240 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Xeon L5240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (250 - 750 MHz) | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.27 | 0.76 |
| Recency | 17 July 2022 | 1 April 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 40 Watt |
Celeron N6211 has a 67.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 3900% lower power consumption.
The Intel Celeron N6211 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon L5240 in performance tests.
Note that Celeron N6211 is a desktop processor while Xeon L5240 is a server/workstation one.
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