Xeon E-2436 vs Celeron N3150

Place in the ranking	2643	508
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	97.95
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	11.85	20.61
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.08 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436. 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
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

Security technologies

Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436 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	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436 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 N3150 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series	N/A
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version	2.0	5
PCI Express lanes	4	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	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 N3150 0.78

Xeon E-2436 14.69
+1783%

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 N3150 1192

Xeon E-2436 22487
+1786%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.78	14.69
Recency	1 April 2015	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Celeron N3150 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 1783.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N3150 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3150 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.