Celeron N4120 vs Xeon E5-2680 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.44
+501%
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Celeron N4120 by a whopping 501% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8092118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency7.4424.76
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB8 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes406
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 E5-2680 v3 9.44
+501%
Celeron N4120 1.57

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 E5-2680 v3 14998
+502%
Celeron N4120 2490

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 E5-2680 v3 1002
+213%
Celeron N4120 320

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 E5-2680 v3 6362
+723%
Celeron N4120 773

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.44 1.57
Recency 8 September 2014 4 November 2019
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a 501.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Celeron N4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1900% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4120 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Celeron N4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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