Intel Celeron 5305U vs Intel Xeon Gold 5115

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Intel Celeron 5305U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Xeon Gold 5115

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron 5305U and the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron 5305U 2 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Celeron 5000 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake U Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron 4305U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 5305U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 clocks with 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
2 Cores 10
2 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron 5305U, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2400
64 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 14.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 48
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron 5305U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 is 85 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 5305U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 is at 14.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1528 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2017
128 $ Release price 1220 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
883 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
7943 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
1021 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
5942 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3493 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 0.90 GHz
361 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
14689 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
122 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Celeron 5305U
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
1327 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Xeon Gold 5115
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