Celeron 3855U vs Xeon E3-1505M v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1261	2631
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.80	no data
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	9.89	4.86
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	15 August 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$623	$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U 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 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	OPI
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	30	16
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	98.57 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U. 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	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Smart Response	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1866/2133, LPDDR3-1600/1866, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics P630	Intel HD Graphics 510
Max video memory	1.7 GB	32 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	900 MHz
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@30Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505M v6 and Celeron 3855U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

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	4.88	0.80
Integrated graphics card	3.10	1.61
Recency	3 January 2017	15 August 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt

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