Celeron G4900 vs Xeon E3-1230 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230 v3
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.29
+184%
Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.51

Xeon E3-1230 v3 outperforms Celeron G4900 by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Celeron G4900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13712153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.132.95
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)Intel Celeron
Power efficiency5.072.80
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$240$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1230 v3 has 6% better value for money than Celeron G4900.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Celeron G4900 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 speed3.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Celeron G4900 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)
SocketFCLGA11501151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Celeron G4900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Celeron G4900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Celeron G4900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Celeron G4900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Celeron G4900.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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 E3-1230 v3 4.29
+184%
Celeron G4900 1.51

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 E3-1230 v3 6819
+184%
Celeron G4900 2397

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 E3-1230 v3 1163
+91.6%
Celeron G4900 607

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 E3-1230 v3 3721
+260%
Celeron G4900 1033

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.29 1.51
Recency 2 June 2013 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v3 has a 184.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron G4900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 48.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1230 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G4900 is a desktop one.


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