Celeron 3865U vs Xeon E5-2686 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2686 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
12.77
+1439%
Celeron 3865U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.83

Xeon E5-2686 v4 outperforms Celeron 3865U by a whopping 1439% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5952578
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Celeron
Power efficiency8.335.24
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Kaby Lake-U (2017)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads362
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeQPIOPI
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier2322
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache45 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size456.12 mm298.7 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors7200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size1,536 GB32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U 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 E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4010

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 E5-2686 v4 12.77
+1439%
Celeron 3865U 0.83

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 E5-2686 v4 20289
+1436%
Celeron 3865U 1321

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 E5-2686 v4 654
+66.4%
Celeron 3865U 393

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 E5-2686 v4 4031
+483%
Celeron 3865U 692

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.77 0.83
Recency 20 June 2016 3 January 2017
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2686 v4 has a 1438.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

Celeron 3865U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 866.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2686 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 3865U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2686 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron 3865U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Celeron 3865U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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