Intel Celeron N4000 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4000 and Intel Xeon L5520 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 N4000

Intel Xeon L5520

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4000

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
10x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 969

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 December 2017 vs March 2009
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz vs 2.48 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 969

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5520

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
18x more maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 8 GB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4561 vs 1428
5.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2032 vs 388
9.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6619 vs 680

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum memory size	144 GB vs 8 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4561 vs 1428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2032 vs 388
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6619 vs 680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4000
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

969

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1428

4561

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

388

2032

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

680

6619

Name	Intel Celeron N4000	Intel Xeon L5520
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	969
PassMark - CPU mark	1428	4561
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	388	2032
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	680	6619
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	583
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1322
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1853

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4000	Intel Xeon L5520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	11 December 2017	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$100
Place in performance rating	2250	1432
Processor Number	N4000	L5520
Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor N Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
Price now		$12.92
Value for money (0-100)		100.00
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	2.26 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	70°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	2.48 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Bus Speed		5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	650 MHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	25mm x 24mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	60 Watt
Thermal Solution	105 deg C
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)