Celeron N2840 vs Xeon Gold 6146

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	436	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.07	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	22 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	no data
Current price	$3178 (1x MSRP)	$287

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.58 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	56K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840. 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	+	-
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	+
Smart Connect	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	21.32 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

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	792 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Celeron N2840.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	22 May 2014
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	7 Watt

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