Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300 vs Intel Xeon X5680

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300 and Intel Xeon X5680 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300

Intel Xeon X5680

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300

3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5680

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 80% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1612 vs 792
10.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12621 vs 1200
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 605 vs 223
8.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3440 vs 401

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1612 vs 792
PassMark - CPU mark	12621 vs 1200
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	605 vs 223
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3440 vs 401

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5680

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

792

1612

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1200

12621

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

223

605

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

3440

Name	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300	Intel Xeon X5680
PassMark - Single thread mark	792	1612
PassMark - CPU mark	1200	12621
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	223	605
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	401	3440
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		56.943
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.691
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.109

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3300	Intel Xeon X5680
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Westmere EP
Launch date	1 February 2010	February 2010
Place in performance rating	2934	2306
Processor Number	T3300	X5680
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$172
Price now		$161.63
Value for money (0-100)		15.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	107 mm2	239 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Transistor count	410 million	1170 million
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		78.5°C
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.750V-1.350V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	Socket P 478	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		42.5mm x 45mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
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		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		288 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333