Celeron J4125 vs Xeon E3-1240L v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240L v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 25 Watt
4.10
+120%
Celeron J4125
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.86

Xeon E3-1240L v5 outperforms Celeron J4125 by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14061998
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.465.55
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency15.5217.60
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$278$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron J4125 has 126% better value for money than Xeon E3-1240L v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm293 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/A4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPN/A4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/A4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/A12
OpenGLN/A4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
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 data8
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 E3-1240L v5 4.10
+120%
Celeron J4125 1.86

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 E3-1240L v5 6511
+120%
Celeron J4125 2957

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 E3-1240L v5 1103
+219%
Celeron J4125 346

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 E3-1240L v5 3524
+266%
Celeron J4125 964

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.10 1.86
Recency 19 October 2015 4 November 2019
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 10 Watt

Xeon E3-1240L v5 has a 120.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron J4125, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1240L v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J4125 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240L v5 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron J4125 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron J4125, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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