Celeron N2820 vs Xeon E5-2660

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1122	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$85	$107
Current price	$32 (0.4x MSRP)	$215 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820 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	2.2 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.39 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	56K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820 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	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820. 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	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Smart Connect	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	-	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	384 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequency	no data	756 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Celeron N2820.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	4
USB revision	no data	3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2012	1 December 2013
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Cost	$85	$107
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	7 Watt

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