Celeron N3150 vs Xeon E3-1220L v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220L v2
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
1.42
+89.3%
Celeron N3150
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.75

Xeon E3-1220L v2 outperforms Celeron N3150 by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21942649
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency7.8711.78
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.08 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
Fast Memory Access+no data
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++
VT-ino data-
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32.23 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 E3-1220L v2 1.42
+89.3%
Celeron N3150 0.75

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 E3-1220L v2 2248
+88.6%
Celeron N3150 1192

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1220L v2 498
+204%
Celeron N3150 164

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1220L v2 997
+99.8%
Celeron N3150 499

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 0.75
Recency 14 May 2012 1 April 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E3-1220L v2 has a 89.3% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N3150, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 183.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220L v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220L v2 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N3150 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Celeron N3150, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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