Celeron G4920 vs Xeon E5-2667

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2667
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
4.81
+201%
Celeron G4920
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.60

Xeon E5-2667 outperforms Celeron G4920 by a whopping 201% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12602098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.223.61
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency3.442.75
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$714$52

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G4920 has 196% better value for money than Xeon E5-2667.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920. 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-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size384 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 and Celeron G4920.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2667 4.81
+201%
Celeron G4920 1.60

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 E5-2667 7492
+200%
Celeron G4920 2500

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.81 1.60
Recency 6 March 2012 2 April 2018
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E5-2667 has a 200.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Celeron G4920, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 140.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2667 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4920 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2667 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G4920 is a desktop one.


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