Celeron J1900 vs Xeon E5420
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5420 outperforms Celeron J1900 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5420 and Celeron J1900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2221 | 2616 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
Architecture codename | no data | Bay Trail-D (2013) |
Release date | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) | 1 November 2013 (10 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $82 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5420 and Celeron J1900 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 | no data | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | no data | 4 |
Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | no data | 2.42 GHz |
L1 cache | no data | 224 KB |
L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
Chip lithography | no data | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 105 °C |
64 bit support | - | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5420 and Celeron J1900 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 | no data | 1 |
Socket | no data | FCBGA1170 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 10 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5420 and Celeron J1900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5420 and Celeron J1900.
PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.31 | 0.75 |
Recency | 1 October 2007 | 1 November 2013 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 10 Watt |
Xeon E5420 has a 74.7% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron J1900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 700% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J1900 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5420 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron J1900 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5420 and Celeron J1900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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