Celeron Dual-Core T3500 vs Xeon E5-1650

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1650
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
5.26
+534%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.83

Xeon E5-1650 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T3500 by a whopping 534% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11792566
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.92no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron Dual-Core
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)26 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$175$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size435 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 million410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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
SocketFCLGA2011Socket P PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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.


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 E5-1650 5.26
+534%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 0.83

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-1650 8113
+536%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 1275

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.26 0.83
Recency 6 March 2012 26 September 2010
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-1650 has a 533.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500, on the other hand, has 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron Dual-Core T3500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1650 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-1650 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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