Intel Celeron N4120 vs Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N4120 and Intel Xeon E3-1284L 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 N4120

Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N4120

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
7.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 47 Watt

Launch date	4 Nov 2019 vs 1 March 2014
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 14% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 224 KB
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 8 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N4120
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Name	Intel Celeron N4120	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	475
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	475
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	805
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	805
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1307
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1307
PassMark - Single thread mark	1088
PassMark - CPU mark	2476
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		11.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		90.521
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.673
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		15.649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		25.273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N4120	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake Refresh	Crystal Well
Launch date	4 Nov 2019	1 March 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$662
Place in performance rating	2325	1621
Processor Number	N4120	E3-1284L v3
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Family		Xeon E3
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.80 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		6 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4/LPDDR4 upto 2400 MT/s	DDR3L 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x3185
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	750 MHz
Graphics max frequency	700 MHz	1.00 GHz
Max video memory	8 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 600	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 24mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	4.8 W
Sockets supported	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	47 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	Intel Wireless-AC MAC
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)