Celeron M 390 vs Xeon E3-1220 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v3
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.27
+1621%
Celeron M 390
1 core / 1 thread, 21 Watt
0.19

Xeon E3-1220 v3 outperforms Celeron M 390 by a whopping 1621% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Celeron M 390 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15893241
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.80no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataCeleron M
Power efficiency3.870.86
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$239no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Celeron M 390 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s400 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography22 nm90 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Celeron M 390 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1150PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Celeron M 390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX+-
Idle States+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
Fast Memory Access+no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Celeron M 390 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Celeron M 390 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 E3-1220 v3 and Celeron M 390. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Celeron M 390.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.27 0.19
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 21 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a 1621.1% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 390, on the other hand, has 281% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 390 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron M 390 is a notebook one.


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