Xeon Gold 6554S vs Celeron N2930

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2756	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	8.65	no data
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	23 February 2014 (10 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,157

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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)	36
Threads	4	72
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.16 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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	FCBGA1170	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	7.5 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Smart Connect	+	no data
RST	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
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 N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
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	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2930 and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	4	80
USB revision	3.0 and 2.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 February 2014	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	36
Threads	4	72
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	270 Watt

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