Celeron G3900TE vs Xeon E5-2658 v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2658 v4 outperforms Celeron G3900TE by a whopping 684% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 839 | 2359 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.84 | 1.35 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 8.19 | 3.14 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 19 October 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,832 | $42 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2658 v4 has 36% better value for money than Celeron G3900TE.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 28 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 23 | 23 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 3.5 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 35 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 306.18 mm2 | 98.57 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | LGA-1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 510 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.09 | 1.16 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 19 October 2015 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 2 |
| Threads | 28 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon E5-2658 v4 has a 683.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.
Celeron G3900TE, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2658 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900TE in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2658 v4 is a mobile workstation processor while Celeron G3900TE is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Celeron G3900TE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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