Celeron 877 vs Xeon Gold 5118

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5118
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
10.46
+2277%
Celeron 877
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.44

Xeon Gold 5118 outperforms Celeron 877 by a whopping 2277% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7472960
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.13no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.422.45
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 July 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2314
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GB16 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Celeron 877.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Gold 5118 10.46
+2277%
Celeron 877 0.44

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 Gold 5118 16620
+2298%
Celeron 877 693

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 Gold 5118 991
+310%
Celeron 877 242

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 Gold 5118 6790
+1386%
Celeron 877 457

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.46 0.44
Recency 11 July 2017 1 July 2012
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon Gold 5118 has a 2277.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 877, on the other hand, has 517.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5118 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 877 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5118 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 877 is a notebook one.


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