Intel Celeron G3900E vs Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G3900E and Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron G3900E

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900E

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87.025°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1499 vs 1292

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87.025°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1499 vs 1292

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
22 more threads: 24 vs 2
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9847 vs 2034

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 2
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9847 vs 2034

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G3900E
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1499

1292

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2034

9847

Name	Intel Celeron G3900E	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1499	1292
PassMark - CPU mark	2034	9847

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G3900E	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1723	1726
Processor Number	G3900E	E5-2648LV3
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	87.025°C
Number of cores	2	12
Number of threads	2	24
Maximum frequency		2.50 GHz
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Graphics
Device ID	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	42mm x 28mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	75 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)