Xeon w5-2545 vs Celeron J3160

Place in the ranking	2597	180
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	83.44
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	12.61	11.83
Architecture codename	Airmont (2016)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-2545 has 278033% better value for money than Celeron J3160.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3160 and Xeon w5-2545 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	24
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3160 and Xeon w5-2545 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)	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3160 and Xeon w5-2545. 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	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron J3160 and Xeon w5-2545 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	-
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3160 and Xeon w5-2545 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 J3160 and Xeon w5-2545. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
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 J3160 and Xeon w5-2545 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3160 and Xeon w5-2545 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3160 and Xeon w5-2545.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	64
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.

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 J3160 0.83

Xeon w5-2545 27.24
+3182%

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 J3160 1266

Xeon w5-2545 41688
+3193%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.83	27.24
Recency	15 January 2016	24 August 2024
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	24
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	210 Watt

Celeron J3160 has 3400% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2545, on the other hand, has a 3181.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon w5-2545 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3160 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J3160 is a desktop processor while Xeon w5-2545 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J3160 and Xeon w5-2545, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.