Celeron N2815 vs Xeon X5670
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1374 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.06 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Xeon (Desktop) | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 December 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $67 | $107 |
| Current price | $44 (0.7x MSRP) | $270 (2.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Bus support | 6400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815 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,LGA1366 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3L-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 756 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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 X5670 outperforms Celeron N2815 by 1130% 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 X5670 outperforms Celeron N2815 by 219% 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 X5670 outperforms Celeron N2815 by 802% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Xeon X5670 outperforms Celeron N2815 by 246% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Xeon X5670 outperforms Celeron N2815 by 879% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Xeon X5670 outperforms Celeron N2815 by 994% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 March 2010 | 1 December 2013 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Cost | $67 | $107 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 7 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5670 and Celeron N2815. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N2815 is a notebook one.
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