Celeron 3205U vs Xeon L5630

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5630
2010, $1,100
4 cores / 8 threads, 40 Watt
1.73
+220%
Celeron 3205U
2015, $107
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.54

Xeon L5630 outperforms Celeron 3205U by a whopping 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22343087
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.040.04
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency4.64no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date16 March 2010 (15 years ago)1 March 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,100$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U have a nearly equal value for money.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.13 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature63 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GB16 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5630 and Celeron 3205U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon L5630 1.73
+220%
Celeron 3205U 0.54

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon L5630 3048
+217%
Samples: 23
Celeron 3205U 961
Samples: 149

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 0.54
Recency 16 March 2010 1 March 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon L5630 has a 220.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron 3205U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon L5630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron 3205U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5630 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 3205U is a notebook one.

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