Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 vs Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 2
  • 26 more threads: 28 vs 2
  • Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 843
  • 22.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 1276
  • 15x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3508 vs 234
  • 73.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 412
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 March 2016 vs 26 September 2010
Number of cores 14 vs 2
Number of threads 28 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 448 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 3.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1955 vs 843
PassMark - CPU mark 28233 vs 1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3508 vs 234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30097 vs 412

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500

  • 3.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 120 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
CPU 2: Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1955
843
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
28233
1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3508
234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
30097
412
Name Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500
PassMark - Single thread mark 1955 843
PassMark - CPU mark 28233 1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3508 234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 30097 412

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3500

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Penryn
Launch date 10 March 2016 26 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $1,745 $80
Place in performance rating 129 2907
Price now $1,762.90
Processor Number E5-2680V4 T3500
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 3.32
Vertical segment Server Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.10 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 800 MHz FSB
Die size 306 mm 107 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 9.6 GT / s / QPI 800 MHz
L1 cache 448 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 3.5 MB 1024 KB
L3 cache 35 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 14 2
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 28 2
Transistor count 4700 Million 410 million
VID voltage range 0

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 PGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-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)