Celeron G6900E vs Xeon E-2278G

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking686not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation74.62no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Eno data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$494no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size174 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)73 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket11511700
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics P630Intel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E-2278G 1680
+7.8%
Celeron G6900E 1559

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E-2278G 7909
+181%
Celeron G6900E 2815

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 May 2019 4 January 2022
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 46 Watt

Xeon E-2278G has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Celeron G6900E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 73.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E-2278G is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G6900E is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2278G and Celeron G6900E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon E-2278G
Xeon E-2278G
Intel Celeron G6900E
Celeron G6900E

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.1 14 votes

Rate Xeon E-2278G on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
2.4 7 votes

Rate Celeron G6900E on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon E-2278G or Celeron G6900E, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.