Celeron N3150 vs Xeon E3-1240L v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240L v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 25 Watt
4.25
+445%

Xeon E3-1240L v5 outperforms Celeron N3150 by a whopping 445% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13902646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.35no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Celeron
Power efficiency15.5011.85
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$278$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240L v5 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.08 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0IDI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240L v5 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150. 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 Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection-+
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 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 E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3
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® HD Graphics for Intel® Celeron® Processor N3000 Series
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequencyno data640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D--

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/A+
OpenGLN/A+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164
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 E3-1240L v5 4.25
+445%
Celeron N3150 0.78

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
+446%
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 E3-1240L v5 1103
+573%
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 E3-1240L v5 3524
+606%
Celeron N3150 499

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.25 0.78
Recency 19 October 2015 1 April 2015
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E3-1240L v5 has a 444.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N3150, on the other hand, has 316.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1240L v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3150 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240L v5 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N3150 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Celeron N3150, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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