Xeon Gold 6342 vs Celeron J3355E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 July 2019 (5 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342 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	no data	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342 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	2
Socket	no data	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	230 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342 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 J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 500	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3355E and Xeon Gold 6342.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	6	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 July 2019	6 April 2021
Threads	2	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	230 Watt

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