Celeron J4025 vs Xeon D-1521

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1475	2474
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.13	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2014−2019)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)	4 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	56 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	6 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	93 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025 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	FCBGA1667	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1521 and Celeron J4025.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	24	6
USB revision	2.0/3.0	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	6	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	8	8
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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.68	0.95
Recency	1 November 2015	4 November 2019
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	10 Watt

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