Celeron G3930E vs Xeon X5672
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1610 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.18 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 3.14 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 12 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $115 | $42 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 83 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 610 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 12 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 54 Watt |
Xeon X5672 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Celeron G3930E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 75.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X5672 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron G3930E is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5672 and Celeron G3930E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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