Celeron G1820 vs Xeon E5420

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5420
2007
80 Watt
1.27
+17.6%
Celeron G1820
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.08

Xeon E5420 outperforms Celeron G1820 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22832406
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.07
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.501.89
Architecture codenameno dataHaswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 October 2007 (17 years ago)1 December 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data177 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820.

PCIe versionno dataUp to 3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E5420 1.27
+17.6%
Celeron G1820 1.08

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 E5420 2022
+17.8%
Celeron G1820 1717

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 E5420 368
Celeron G1820 488
+32.6%

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 E5420 1197
+44.2%
Celeron G1820 830

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 1.08
Recency 1 October 2007 1 December 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 53 Watt

Xeon E5420 has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron G1820, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 50.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G1820 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5420 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G1820 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5420 and Celeron G1820, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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