Celeron N2806 vs Xeon E5-2690 v4
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 623 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.98 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 8.59 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 December 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,090 | $107 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806 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 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3.5 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 306.18 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 89 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806 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 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 4.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806. 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 | 4 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 756 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 1 December 2013 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 2 |
| Threads | 28 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 4 Watt |
Xeon E5-2690 v4 has an age advantage of 2 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
Celeron N2806, on the other hand, has 3275% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2690 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N2806 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Celeron N2806, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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