Xeon Gold 6434 vs Celeron J4125

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86
Xeon Gold 6434
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 195 Watt
15.64
+741%

Xeon Gold 6434 outperforms Celeron J4125 by a whopping 741% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1999440
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.5314.19
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency17.607.59
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$2,607

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6434 has 157% better value for money than Celeron J4125.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache56 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size93 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size8 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency750 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes680
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no 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 J4125 1.86
Xeon Gold 6434 15.64
+741%

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 J4125 2956
Xeon Gold 6434 24836
+740%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.86 15.64
Recency 4 November 2019 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 195 Watt

Celeron J4125 has 1850% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6434, on the other hand, has a 740.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6434 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4125 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron J4125 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6434 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron J4125 and Xeon Gold 6434, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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