Celeron G540 vs Xeon E5-2650

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
4.82
+526%

Xeon E5-2650 outperforms Celeron G540 by a whopping 526% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12732652
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.340.02
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.631.08
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$91$158

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2650 has 16600% better value for money than Celeron G540.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20480 KB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C69 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size384 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s17 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no 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 E5-2650 4.82
+526%
Celeron G540 0.77

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 E5-2650 7370
+524%
Celeron G540 1181

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 E5-2650 391
Celeron G540 397
+1.5%

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 E5-2650 2380
+248%
Celeron G540 683

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.82 0.77
Recency 6 March 2012 4 September 2011
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 has a 526% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Celeron G540, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G540 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 and Celeron G540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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