Celeron N3350 vs Xeon E5-2686 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2686 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
12.72
+1717%
Celeron N3350
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.70

Xeon E5-2686 v4 outperforms Celeron N3350 by a whopping 1717% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6072722
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency8.3011.04
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$24

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads362
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2311
L2 cache4.5 MB1 MB
L3 cache45 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size1,536 GB8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 500
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350.

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 E5-2686 v4 12.72
+1717%
Celeron N3350 0.70

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 E5-2686 v4 20204
+1727%
Celeron N3350 1106

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 E5-2686 v4 654
+158%
Celeron N3350 253

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 E5-2686 v4 4031
+862%
Celeron N3350 419

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 0.70
Recency 20 June 2016 30 August 2016
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E5-2686 v4 has a 1717.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

Celeron N3350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 2316.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2686 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2686 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N3350 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N3350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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