Celeron G3930T vs Xeon E5 1680 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	854	2271
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.95	1.23
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	6.05	3.47
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,723	$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5 1680 v4 has 59% better value for money than Celeron G3930T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	34	27
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	92 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T 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	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR4 2133, DDR3L 1333/1600
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Celeron G3930T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.29	1.33
Recency	20 June 2016	3 January 2017
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	35 Watt

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