Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs Celeron G3900E

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G3900E
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.28
+43.8%
Xeon E3-1220L v3
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.89

Celeron G3900E outperforms Xeon E3-1220L v3 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22792543
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.18no data
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency3.465.26
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date2 January 2016 (8 years ago)2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB4096 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size98.57 mm2160 mm2
Number of transistors1750 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataFCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 510no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 G3900E 1.28
+43.8%
Xeon E3-1220L v3 0.89

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 G3900E 2034
+44.6%
Xeon E3-1220L v3 1407

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.28 0.89
Recency 2 January 2016 2 June 2013
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 13 Watt

Celeron G3900E has a 43.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1220L v3, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 169.2% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G3900E is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron G3900E is a notebook processor while Xeon E3-1220L v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G3900E and Xeon E3-1220L v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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