Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Celeron J3060

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2978	155
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	56.09
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	6.78	14.05
Architecture codename	Airmont (2016)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6526Y has 280350% better value for money than Celeron J3060.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.48 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	82 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	N/A
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3060 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	80
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	5	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.43	28.97
Recency	15 January 2016	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	195 Watt

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