Celeron N3160 vs Xeon E3-1220 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1554	2660
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.08	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	4.54	17.97
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.24 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	IDI
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	+
VT-i	no data	-
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	640 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	+
OpenGL	N/A	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Celeron N3160.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	5
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.46	0.76
Recency	28 March 2017	15 January 2016
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	6 Watt

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