Intel Celeron 550 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 550 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Celeron 550

Intel Xeon E3-1220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 550

Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69.1°C
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 955 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955 vs 653

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1539 vs 662
11.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3895 vs 334
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2169 vs 918

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1539 vs 662
PassMark - CPU mark	3895 vs 334
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2169 vs 918

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 550
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

662

1539

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

334

3895

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

955

653

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

918

2169

Name	Intel Celeron 550	Intel Xeon E3-1220
PassMark - Single thread mark	662	1539
PassMark - CPU mark	334	3895
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	955	653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	918	2169

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 550	Intel Xeon E3-1220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'06	April 2011
Place in performance rating	2554	2038
Processor Number	550	E3-1220
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Price now		$190
Value for money (0-100)		9.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	143 mm2	216 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69.1°C
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	291 million	1160 million
VID voltage range	0.95V-1.30V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.40 GHz
Number of threads		4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PPGA478, PBGA479	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		2.0