Celeron N4505 vs Xeon E3-1220 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1406	2070
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.87	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	no data
Current price	$108 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus support	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505 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	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	12
OpenGL	N/A	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N4505.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	8
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	14
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E3-1220 v6 outperforms Celeron N4505 by 151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.72	1.48
Recency	28 March 2017	11 January 2021
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	10 Watt

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