Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Celeron 2955U

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 2955U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.55
Xeon Gold 6526Y
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 195 Watt
28.97
+5167%

Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms Celeron 2955U by a whopping 5167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2843155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.09
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency3.4714.06
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed1.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size118 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °C82 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA1168FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect+no data
FDI-no data
AMT9.5no data
Matrix Storage-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size16 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1080
PCI support-no data
USB revision3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Integrated IDE-no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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.

Celeron 2955U 0.55
Xeon Gold 6526Y 28.97
+5167%

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.

Celeron 2955U 880
Xeon Gold 6526Y 46025
+5130%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.55 28.97
Recency 1 September 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 16
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 195 Watt

Celeron 2955U has 1200% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has a 5167.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2955U in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron 2955U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6526Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 2955U and Xeon Gold 6526Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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