Celeron G1610 vs Xeon E3-1240 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1189	2496
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.95	0.03
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Power efficiency	6.15	1.65
Architecture codename	Skylake-DT (2015)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)	3 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$282	$388

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 has 13067% better value for money than Celeron G1610.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610 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	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	122 mm2	94 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	65 °C
Number of transistors	1,750 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610 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	FCLGA1151,FCLGA2011	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610 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 E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Celeron G1610.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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	5.20	0.96
Recency	19 October 2015	3 December 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	55 Watt

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