Celeron E1500 vs Xeon Gold 6242

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6242
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
16.55
+4144%
Celeron E1500
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.39

Xeon Gold 6242 outperforms Celeron E1500 by a whopping 4144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron E1500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3923001
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.82no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.44no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)November 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,529$63

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron E1500 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads322
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier28no data
L1 cache1 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512 KB (shared)
L3 cache22 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data77 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C73 °C
Number of transistorsno data105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron E1500 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
SocketFCLGA3647LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron E1500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron E1500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron E1500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron E1500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron E1500.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 6242 16.55
+4144%
Celeron E1500 0.39

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 6242 26288
+4099%
Celeron E1500 626

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.55 0.39
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 32 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6242 has a 4143.6% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron E1500, on the other hand, has 130.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6242 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E1500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6242 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron E1500 is a desktop one.


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