Celeron B830 vs Xeon X5470
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5470 outperforms Celeron B830 by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1992 | 2834 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 1.45 | 1.46 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830 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 | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.33 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 63 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | LGA771 | FCPGA988,PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830 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 X5470 and Celeron B830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.87 | 0.55 |
| Recency | 1 July 2008 | 1 September 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon X5470 has a 240% higher aggregate performance score.
Celeron B830, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 242.9% lower power consumption.
The Xeon X5470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B830 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5470 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron B830 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5470 and Celeron B830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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