Xeon w3-2525 vs Celeron G550

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Primary details

Comparing Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2626not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.65no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.15no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$609

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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 G550 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB2 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2012 24 August 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 175 Watt

Celeron G550 has 169.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron G550 and Xeon w3-2525. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Celeron G550 is a desktop processor while Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation one.


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