Xeon Gold 6248R vs Celeron G530

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G530
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
Xeon Gold 6248R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
22.31
+3042%

Xeon Gold 6248R outperforms Celeron G530 by a whopping 3042% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2697233
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0216.98
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency1.0310.30
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$50$2,700

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6248R has 84800% better value for money than Celeron G530.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C75 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® 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+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G530 and Xeon Gold 6248R.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 G530 0.71
Xeon Gold 6248R 22.31
+3042%

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 G530 1123
Xeon Gold 6248R 35434
+3055%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron G530 364
Xeon Gold 6248R 1287
+254%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron G530 619
Xeon Gold 6248R 10808
+1646%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 22.31
Recency 4 September 2011 24 February 2020
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 48
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Celeron G530 has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6248R, on the other hand, has a 3042.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6248R is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G530 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G530 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6248R is a server/workstation one.


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