Celeron N4020 vs Xeon W-2155

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	556	2470
Place by popularity	not in top-100	83
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.72	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon W	Intel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency	8.97	15.35
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	29 August 2017 (7 years ago)	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,440	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020 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	3.3 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	15 MHz
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	640 KB	no data
L2 cache	10 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	68 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020. 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	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	512 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	650 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2155 and Celeron N4020.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.77	1.01
Recency	29 August 2017	4 November 2019
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	20	2
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	6 Watt

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