Celeron G3900TE vs Xeon E3-1268L v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Celeron G3900TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1376	2255
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.36	1.35
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	19 October 2015 (8 years ago)	19 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$377	$42
Current price	$282 (0.7x MSRP)	$42 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1268L v5 has 1% better value for money than Celeron G3900TE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Celeron G3900TE 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	8	2
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Celeron G3900TE 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA-1151	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Celeron G3900TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Celeron G3900TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Celeron G3900TE are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Celeron G3900TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics P530

Intel HD Graphics 510

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Celeron G3900TE.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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 E3-1268L v5 outperforms Celeron G3900TE by 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.93	1.20
Integrated graphics card	2.78	1.36
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Cost	$377	$42

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