Celeron 1007U vs Xeon E5-2640 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	925	2742
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.07	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$86
Current price	$29	$205 (2.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U 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	2.6 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	356 mm2	118 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U 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	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U. 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	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v3 and Celeron 1007U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 v3 outperforms Celeron 1007U by 1230% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.18	0.54
Recency	8 September 2014	20 January 2013
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	17 Watt

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