Celeron N2840 vs Xeon Silver 4114
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4114 outperforms Celeron N2840 by a whopping 2130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 919 | 3043 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.28 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 9.19 | 5.00 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $694 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.16 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.58 GHz |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 640 KB | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 10 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840. 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 | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 21.32 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
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 | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 792 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840.
| 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.
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.25 | 0.37 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 22 May 2014 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 7 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4114 has a 2129.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron N2840, on the other hand, has 1114.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Silver 4114 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N2840 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4114 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N2840 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4114 and Celeron N2840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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