Celeron N2830 vs Xeon Gold 6230

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	336	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.26	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,894	$107
Current price	$1464 (0.8x MSRP)	$234 (2.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	40	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.41 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	56K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830 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)	125 Watt	7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830. 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	+
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Connect	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 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	750 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Celeron N2830.

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	2 April 2019	23 February 2014
Physical cores	20	2
Threads	40	2
Cost	$1894	$107
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	7 Watt

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