Celeron N4000 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
+1268%
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.93

Xeon E5-2686 v4 outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 1268% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6072529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency8.3014.66
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000 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 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier2311
L1 cacheno data112 KB
L2 cache4.5 MB4 MB
L3 cache45 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 deg C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000 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 dataFCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDBno data+
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 E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory size1,536 GB8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

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 data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000.

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
+1268%
Celeron N4000 0.93

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
+1273%
Celeron N4000 1472

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
+102%
Celeron N4000 324

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
+663%
Celeron N4000 528

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 0.93
Recency 20 June 2016 11 December 2017
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E5-2686 v4 has a 1267.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

Celeron N4000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 2316.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2686 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2686 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron N4000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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