Celeron N5105 vs Xeon D-1520

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1520
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.10
+21.6%
Celeron N5105
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
2.55

Xeon D-1520 outperforms Celeron N5105 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16211737
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.75no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency6.5224.13
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIO++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105.

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes248
USB revision2.0/3.02.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB ports814
Integrated LAN+-
UART++

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.

Xeon D-1520 3.10
+21.6%
Celeron N5105 2.55

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.

Xeon D-1520 4917
+21.3%
Celeron N5105 4053

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.10 2.55
Recency 9 March 2015 11 January 2021
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 10 Watt

Xeon D-1520 has a 21.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N5105, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 350% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5105 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1520 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N5105 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1520 and Celeron N5105, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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