Celeron J3455 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
+875%
Celeron J3455
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.42

Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Celeron J3455 by a whopping 875% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5362206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.22
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.0313.43
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads364
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache45 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455 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)
Socket2011-3FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 500
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455.

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 E5-2696 V3 13.84
+875%
Celeron J3455 1.42

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
+876%
Celeron J3455 2252

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
+344%
Celeron J3455 256

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
+958%
Celeron J3455 768

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.84 1.42
Recency 8 September 2014 30 August 2016
Physical cores 18 4
Threads 36 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 10 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has a 874.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads.

Celeron J3455, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 1350% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2696 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3455 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2696 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron J3455 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Celeron J3455, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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