Celeron N3350 vs Xeon E3-1225 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1482	2597
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.67	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013)	Apollo Lake (2016)
Release date	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 September 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$384	$24
Current price	$59 (0.2x MSRP)	$251 (10.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350 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	3.2 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350 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	FCLGA1150	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD P4600	Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	650 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Celeron N3350.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
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 E3-1225 v3 outperforms Celeron N3350 by 376% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.43	0.72
Recency	2 June 2013	1 September 2016
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Cost	$384	$24
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	6 Watt

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