Xeon E5603 vs Celeron G1840
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5603 outperforms Celeron G1840 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2678 | 2608 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.35 | 0.06 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.00 | 1.47 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 May 2014 (11 years ago) | 14 February 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $53 | $286 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Celeron G1840 has 2150% better value for money than Xeon E5603.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | 239 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1,170 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA1150 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
Security technologies
Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 288 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors | no data |
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
| VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G1840 and Xeon E5603.
| PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.01 | 1.10 |
| Recency | 1 May 2014 | 14 February 2011 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 80 Watt |
Celeron G1840 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 50.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5603, on the other hand, has a 8.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Celeron G1840 and Intel Xeon E5603.
Note that Celeron G1840 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5603 is a server/workstation one.
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