Celeron M 390 vs Xeon Gold 6140

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and Celeron M 390 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	405	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Celeron M
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Dothan (2004−2005)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,445	no data
Current price	$930 (0.4x MSRP)	$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Celeron M 390 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	36	1
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	400 MHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB	no data
L2 cache	18 MB	no data
L3 cache	24.75 MB	1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	91 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Celeron M 390 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA3647	PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Celeron M 390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Celeron M 390 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Celeron M 390 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Celeron M 390. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Celeron M 390.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	18	1
Threads	36	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	21 Watt

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