Celeron J3060 vs Xeon Silver 4208
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 920 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 23.51 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Airmont (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 15 January 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $417 | $107 |
| Current price | $254 (0.6x MSRP) | $187 (1.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.48 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060 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 | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060. 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 |
| 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 | Discontinued |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060 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 Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060 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 Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| 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 | 700 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | + |
| OpenGL | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 5 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
| 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Celeron J3060 by 1600% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Celeron J3060 by 445% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Celeron J3060 by 1464% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 15 January 2016 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Cost | $417 | $107 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 6 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron J3060 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Celeron J3060, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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