Xeon w3-2525 vs Celeron G6900E
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G6900E and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-S (2022) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 24 August 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $609 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron G6900E 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G6900E 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 1700 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 175 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G6900E and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron G6900E and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G6900E and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G6900E and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 710 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G6900E and Xeon w3-2525.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2022 | 24 August 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 175 Watt |
Celeron G6900E has 280.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron G6900E and Xeon w3-2525. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Celeron G6900E is a desktop processor while Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G6900E and Xeon w3-2525, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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