Celeron D 335 vs Xeon E5-2620

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 and Celeron D 335 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1485	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.73	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	June 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$36	no data
Current price	$72 (2x MSRP)	$25

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 and Celeron D 335 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	12	1
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	435 mm2	109 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	67 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	125 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.25V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 and Celeron D 335 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Celeron D 335. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 and Celeron D 335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	-
Identity Protection	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Celeron D 335 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Celeron D 335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Celeron D 335.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	1
Threads	12	1
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	73 Watt

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