Celeron 887 vs Xeon 5160

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2679	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.15	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	1 September 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$22	$86
Current price	$55 (2.5x MSRP)	$300 (3.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	0 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887 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	LGA771	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	-
FMA	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5160 and Celeron 887.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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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Cost	$22	$86
Chip lithography	65 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	17 Watt

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