Intel Celeron 2955U vs Intel Xeon E5-2428L

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 2955U and Intel Xeon E5-2428L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron 2955U

Intel Xeon E5-2428L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 89°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
4x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 60 Watt

Launch date	1 October 2013 vs May 2012
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 89°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 60 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 43% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
24x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 16 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 899 vs 784
9.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8500 vs 886

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	899 vs 784
PassMark - CPU mark	8500 vs 886

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 2955U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2428L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

784

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

886

8500

Name	Intel Celeron 2955U	Intel Xeon E5-2428L
PassMark - Single thread mark	784	899
PassMark - CPU mark	886	8500
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	89.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.611
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1735
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2943
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1735
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 2955U	Intel Xeon E5-2428L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	1 October 2013	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2184	2190
Processor Number	2955U	E5-2428L
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.40 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	118 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2048 KB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C	89°C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Transistor count	1400 million	1270 million
Number of QPI Links		1
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm	LGA1356
Sockets supported	FCBGA1168	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	60 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	10	24
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	Gen 3.0
PCI support
PCIe configurations	4x1, 1x4, 1x2	Gen 3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	1
Intel 64
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® ME Firmware Version	9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)