Celeron G6900TE vs Xeon W3505

Place in the ranking	2665	2138
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.53	4.04
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3505 and Celeron G6900TE 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.53 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	263 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.8V-1.225V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3505 and Celeron G6900TE 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	1	1
Socket	1366	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3505 and Celeron G6900TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W3505 and Celeron G6900TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3505 and Celeron G6900TE are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3505 and Celeron G6900TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	24 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3505 and Celeron G6900TE.

PCIe version

2.0

5.0

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 W3505 0.76

Celeron G6900TE 1.55
+104%

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 W3505 1161

Celeron G6900TE 2373
+104%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.76	1.55
Recency	30 March 2009	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

Celeron G6900TE has a 103.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G6900TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3505 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W3505 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G6900TE is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W3505 and Celeron G6900TE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.