Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs Celeron J3455

Place in the ranking	2205	2557
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.22	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	13.44	5.26
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4096 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	160 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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	FCBGA1296	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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 J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3. 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	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s
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
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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 J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	6	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	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 J3455 1.42
+59.6%

Xeon E3-1220L v3 0.89

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 J3455 2253
+60.1%

Xeon E3-1220L v3 1407

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.42	0.89
Recency	30 August 2016	2 June 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	13 Watt

Celeron J3455 has a 59.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 30% lower power consumption.

The Celeron J3455 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L v3 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J3455 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1220L v3 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J3455 and Xeon E3-1220L v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.