Celeron 3205U vs Xeon 6517P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6517P outperforms Celeron 3205U by a whopping 5026% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 213 | 3088 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 24.25 | 0.04 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 15.62 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2025) | Broadwell-U (2015) |
| Release date | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) | 1 March 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,195 | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon 6517P has 60525% better value for money than Celeron 3205U.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 32 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 72 MB (shared) | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1300 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s) | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 800 MHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2/12 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6517P and Celeron 3205U.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 88 | 12 |
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 | 27.68 | 0.54 |
| Recency | 24 February 2025 | 1 March 2015 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 32 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon 6517P has a 5025.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.
Celeron 3205U, on the other hand, has 1166.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 6517P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron 3205U in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 6517P is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 3205U is a notebook one.
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