Xeon E-2468 vs Celeron D 326

Primary details

Comparing Celeron D 326 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	388
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	96.15
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	no data	24.62
Architecture codename	Prescott (2001−2005)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	September 2004 (20 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$426

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron D 326 and Xeon E-2468 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	1 (Single-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	1	16
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	16 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	109 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	125 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.25V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron D 326 and Xeon E-2468 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	1
Socket	PLGA478,PLGA775	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron D 326 and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron D 326 and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron D 326 and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron D 326 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron D 326 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	8
Threads	1	16
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	65 Watt

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