Xeon E-2436 vs Celeron N4120

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+802%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Celeron N4120 by a whopping 802% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4120 and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2118518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data98.50
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Gemini Lakeno data
Power efficiency24.7620.62
Architecture codenameGemini Lake Refresh (2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date4 November 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron N4120 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4120 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1090FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4120 and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Celeron N4120 and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4120 and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4120 and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 600N/A
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4120 and Xeon E-2436 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 N4120 and Xeon E-2436 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 N4120 and Xeon E-2436 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4120 and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes616
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 N4120 1.57
Xeon E-2436 14.16
+802%

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 N4120 2490
Xeon E-2436 22487
+803%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.57 14.16
Recency 4 November 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron N4120 has 983.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2436, on the other hand, has a 801.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron N4120 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N4120 and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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