Celeron J3455 vs Xeon Gold 6242

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	349	2088
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.53	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Apollo Lake (2016)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	30 August 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,529	$107
Current price	$2473 (1x MSRP)	$189 (1.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455 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	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455. 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	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Celeron J3455.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no 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.

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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 outperforms Celeron J3455 by 1064% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.00	1.46
Recency	2 April 2019	30 August 2016
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	4
Cost	$2529	$107
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	10 Watt

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