Celeron 2970M vs Xeon E5-2640 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
4.78
+409%
Celeron 2970M
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.94

Xeon E5-2640 v2 outperforms Celeron 2970M by a whopping 409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12492504
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.29no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency4.762.40
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$728$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm22 nm
Die size160 mm2130 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2640 v2 4.78
+409%
Celeron 2970M 0.94

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 E5-2640 v2 7590
+406%
Celeron 2970M 1501

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.78 0.94
Recency 1 September 2013 14 April 2014
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 37 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 v2 has a 408.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Celeron 2970M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 156.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2640 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2970M in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2640 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 2970M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Celeron 2970M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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