Celeron N2840 vs Xeon 5030

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Architecture codenameDempsey (2006)Bay Trail-M (2013−2014)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)22 May 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.16 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz2.58 GHz
L1 cache0 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840 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
SocketPLGA771FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt7.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
Smart Connectno data+
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.32 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data792 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data3.0 and 2.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 7 Watt

Xeon 5030 has 100% more threads.

Celeron N2840, on the other hand, has a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1257.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 5030 and Celeron N2840. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 5030 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N2840 is a notebook one.


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