Celeron J4005 vs Xeon E5-2640

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
4.10
+306%

Xeon E5-2640 outperforms Celeron J4005 by a whopping 306% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13942443
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.771.20
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)11 December 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$162$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2640 has 214% better value for money than Celeron J4005.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm293 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C105 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size384 GB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes406
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 4.10
+306%
Celeron J4005 1.01

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 6324
+308%
Celeron J4005 1550

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 E5-2640 441
+28.6%
Celeron J4005 343

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 E5-2640 2282
+295%
Celeron J4005 577

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.10 1.01
Recency 6 March 2012 11 December 2017
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 has a 305.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Celeron J4005, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4005 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2640 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron J4005 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2640 and Celeron J4005, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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