Intel Core i9-9980XE vs Intel Celeron N2930

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-9980XE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N2930
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Celeron N2930

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-9980XE or Intel Celeron N2930 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i9-9980XE has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9980XE was released in Q4/2018.

The Intel Celeron N2930 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.16 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2930 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Core i 9000X (8) CPU group Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
9 Generation 6
Skylake X Refresh Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-7980XE Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-10980XE Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-9980XE has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-9980XE is 3.00 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the Intel Celeron N2930 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron N2930 is at 1.83 GHz (2.16 GHz).

Intel Core i9-9980XE Characteristic Intel Celeron N2930
18 Cores 4
36 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.83 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.16 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.16 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 Core i9-9980XE Characteristic Intel Celeron N2930
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-9980XE or Intel Celeron N2930 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.2

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-9980XE can use up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 85.4 GB/s. The Intel Celeron N2930 supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-9980XE Characteristic Intel Celeron N2930
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
85.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 4
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-9980XE is 165 W, while the Intel Celeron N2930 has a TDP of 7.5 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-9980XE Characteristic Intel Celeron N2930
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
84 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-9980XE is manufactured in 14 nm and has 25.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron N2930 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-9980XE Characteristic Intel Celeron N2930
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 2066 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q1/2014
1979 $ Release price 41 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 (15%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9980XE (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 (4%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz
1174 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
216 (18%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz
15725 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
719 (5%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz
1459 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
170 (12%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz
12177 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
502 (4%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-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 single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz
459 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
69 (15%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz
7516 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
254 (3%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz
32092 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
1000 (3%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.50 GHz
201 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
30 (15%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz
3240 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz
113 (3%)

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 Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz
55 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i9-9980XE Intel Core i9-9980XE
18C 36T @ 3.00 GHz
9092 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2930 Intel Celeron N2930
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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