Celeron 2980U vs Xeon Platinum 8124M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8124M
18 cores / 36 threads, 240 Watt
15.82
+2297%
Celeron 2980U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.66

Xeon Platinum 8124M outperforms Celeron 2980U by a whopping 2297% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Xeon Platinum 8124M Xeon Platinum 8124M
Celeron 2980U Celeron 2980U

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4372799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Celeron
Power efficiency6.274.19
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release dateno data1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads362
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.125 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache18 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketSocket PFCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GB16 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Celeron 2980U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4812
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Xeon Platinum 8124M 15.82
+2297%
Celeron 2980U 0.66

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 Platinum 8124M 25350
+2301%
Celeron 2980U 1056

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 15.82 0.66
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8124M has a 2297% higher aggregate performance score, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 2980U, on the other hand, has 1500% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8124M is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2980U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8124M is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 2980U is a notebook one.

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