Celeron 927UE vs Xeon W5580
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1864 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.71 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
Power efficiency | 1.54 | no data |
Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
Release date | 30 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 January 2013 (11 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $102 | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 1 |
Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Die size | 263 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 731 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE 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 | no data |
Socket | FCLGA1366 | BGA |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Idle States | + | + |
Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Maximum memory size | 144 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) (350 - 900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE.
PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 30 March 2009 | 1 January 2013 |
Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
Threads | 8 | 1 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 17 Watt |
Xeon W5580 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
Celeron 927UE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 664.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon W5580 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 927UE is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W5580 and Celeron 927UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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