Celeron 3205U vs Xeon X5470

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1893	2683
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.36	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Architecture codename	no data	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	1 July 2008 (16 years ago)	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$107
Current price	$208	$182 (1.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U 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	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	63 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U 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	no data	1
Socket	LGA771	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	800 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U 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 X5470 and Celeron 3205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5470 and Celeron 3205U.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

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.

Xeon X5470 outperforms Celeron 3205U by 210% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.89	0.61
Recency	1 July 2008	1 March 2015
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt

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