Celeron N2910 vs Xeon E3-1240 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1100	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.07	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	19 October 2015 (8 years ago)	11 September 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$282	no data
Current price	$349 (1.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	56K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	122 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910 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,FCLGA2011	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910. 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	+	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8.79 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	756 MHz
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron N2910.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2015	11 September 2013
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	7 Watt

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