Celeron G6900 vs Xeon X3480

Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3480
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.10
Celeron G6900
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 46 Watt
2.92
+39%

Celeron G6900 outperforms Xeon X3480 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18901662
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.055.90
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 April 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.06 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.73 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 X3480 2.10
Celeron G6900 2.92
+39%

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 X3480 3273
Celeron G6900 4551
+39%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.10 2.92
Recency 1 April 2010 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 46 Watt

Xeon X3480 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron G6900, on the other hand, has a 39% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 106.5% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X3480 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3480 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G6900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3480 and Celeron G6900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon X3480
Xeon X3480
Intel Celeron G6900
Celeron G6900

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.9 142 votes

Rate Xeon X3480 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.6 163 votes

Rate Celeron G6900 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon X3480 or Celeron G6900, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.