Celeron B830 vs Xeon E3-1240 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 69 Watt
4.08
+642%
Celeron B830
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

Xeon E3-1240 v2 outperforms Celeron B830 by a whopping 642% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14112834
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.02no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency5.491.46
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830 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 speed3.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830 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)
SocketFCLGA1155FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switching+-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Access++

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32.77 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Celeron B830.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E3-1240 v2 4.08
+642%
Celeron B830 0.55

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 E3-1240 v2 6359
+642%
Celeron B830 857

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 E3-1240 v2 663
+158%
Celeron B830 257

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 E3-1240 v2 2307
+416%
Celeron B830 447

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.08 0.55
Recency 14 May 2012 1 September 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v2 has a 641.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron B830, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 97.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1240 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B830 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron B830 is a notebook one.


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