Intel Celeron 5305U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

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Intel Celeron 5305U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Intel Celeron 5305U Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron 5305U and the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R 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 6240R which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2020.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Celeron 5000 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
10 Generation 2
Comet Lake U Architecture Cascade Lake
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 6240R clocks with 2.40 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
2 Cores 24
2 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 6240R supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2933
64 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 38.50 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 6240R is 165 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 76 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 5305U has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6240R is at 38.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Celeron 5305U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
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 Q1/2020
128 $ Release price 3950 $
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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 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1147 (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 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
17218 (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 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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