Celeron G3900 vs Xeon E5-2696 V3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 V3
2014
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.84
+925%
Celeron G3900
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.35

Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Celeron G3900 by a whopping 925% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5362254
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.18
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.032.50
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$42

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900 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 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data28
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2150 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °C65 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900 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)
Socket2011-3FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900 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
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900.

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 E5-2696 V3 13.84
+925%
Celeron G3900 1.35

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 E5-2696 V3 21986
+924%
Celeron G3900 2148

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 E5-2696 V3 1136
+94.5%
Celeron G3900 584

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 E5-2696 V3 8122
+713%
Celeron G3900 999

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.84 1.35
Recency 8 September 2014 1 September 2015
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 51 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has a 925.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

Celeron G3900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 184.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2696 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G3900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2696 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G3900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron G3900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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