Celeron 847 vs Xeon X5698

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5698
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.17
+623%
Celeron 847
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.30

Xeon X5698 outperforms Celeron 847 by a whopping 623% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18573113
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.581.67
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)19 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed4.4 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz1.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1366FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (350 - 800 MHz)
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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 X5698 2.17
+623%
Celeron 847 0.30

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.

Xeon X5698 3447
+620%
Celeron 847 479

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.17 0.30
Recency 14 February 2011 19 June 2011
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon X5698 has a 623.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron 847, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 664.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5698 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 847 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5698 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 847 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5698 and Celeron 847, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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