Celeron N2930 vs Xeon E5-2690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1007	2645
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.29	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	March 2012 (12 years ago)	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$397	no data
Current price	$41 (0.1x MSRP)	$820

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.16 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	72 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930 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)	135 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930. 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	Launched
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930. 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
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 and Celeron N2930.

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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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 E5-2690 outperforms Celeron N2930 by 853% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.29	0.66
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	7 Watt

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