Celeron J3455 vs Xeon E3-1245 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1432	2205
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.39	0.22
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	4.89	13.44
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$462	$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1245 v2 has 532% better value for money than Celeron J3455.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Smart Connect	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
HD Audio	no data	+
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	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 E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD P4000	Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12
InTru 3D	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	+
OpenGL	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Celeron J3455.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	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	3.98	1.42
Recency	14 May 2012	30 August 2016
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	10 Watt

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