Celeron 1007U vs Xeon E5-2679 v4

Place in the ranking	452	2844
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Celeron
Power efficiency	7.19	2.95
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$86

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	40	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus type	QPI	DMI
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	25	15
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	5 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	50 MB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	456.12 mm²	118 mm²
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	53 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U 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
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	-
PAE	46 Bit	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
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.

Xeon E5-2679 v4 15.77
+2767%

Celeron 1007U 0.55

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 E5-2679 v4 24131
+2776%

Celeron 1007U 839

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.77	0.55
Recency	20 June 2016	20 January 2013
Physical cores	20	2
Threads	40	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	17 Watt

Xeon E5-2679 v4 has a 2767.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron 1007U, on the other hand, has 1076.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2679 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 1007U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2679 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 1007U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2679 v4 and Celeron 1007U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.