Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 vs Intel Celeron G3900E

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3 and Intel Celeron G3900E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

Intel Celeron G3900E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G3900E

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 34% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 47 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3
CPU 2: Intel Celeron G3900E

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3	Intel Celeron G3900E
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
PassMark - Single thread mark		1499
PassMark - CPU mark		2034

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1284L v3	Intel Celeron G3900E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Crystal Well	Skylake
Family	Xeon E3
Launch date	1 March 2014	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$662
Place in performance rating	1622	1623
Processor Number	E3-1284L v3	G3900E
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Series		Intel® Celeron® Processor G Series
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	2
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333/1600	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	750 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Device ID		0x1902
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
DVI
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt	35 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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