Xeon E7-8867 v4 vs Celeron 2957U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2836	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	3.41	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	2	36
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	45 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4 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	8
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	-	no data
PAE	no data	46 Bit
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	16 GB	3 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	85 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
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2957U and Xeon E7-8867 v4.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	32
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2014	1 April 2016
Physical cores	2	18
Threads	2	36
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	165 Watt

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