Celeron N2930 vs Xeon E5-2620 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2620 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 85 Watt
4.92
+669%
Celeron N2930
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
0.64

Xeon E5-2620 v3 outperforms Celeron N2930 by a whopping 669% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12422771
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency5.488.65
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)23 February 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.16 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Smart Connectno data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes404
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

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 E5-2620 v3 4.92
+669%
Celeron N2930 0.64

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 E5-2620 v3 7813
+668%
Celeron N2930 1017

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2620 v3 951
+487%
Celeron N2930 162

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2620 v3 4129
+767%
Celeron N2930 476

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.92 0.64
Recency 8 September 2014 23 February 2014
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 7 Watt

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has a 668.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Celeron N2930, on the other hand, has 1114.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2620 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2930 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N2930 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Celeron N2930, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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