Celeron 3865U vs Xeon D-1521

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1521
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.72
+333%

Xeon D-1521 outperforms Celeron 3865U by a whopping 333% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15032576
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.46no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Celeron
Power efficiency7.545.23
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Kaby Lake-U (2017)
Release date1 November 2015 (9 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0OPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier2422
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache6 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm298.7 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U.

PCIe version2.0/3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2416
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no 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.

Xeon D-1521 3.72
+333%
Celeron 3865U 0.86

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-1521 5696
+331%
Celeron 3865U 1321

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.72 0.86
Recency 1 November 2015 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon D-1521 has a 332.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron 3865U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1521 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3865U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1521 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 3865U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1521 and Celeron 3865U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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