Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 vs Intel Celeron 2980U

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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 2980U
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Celeron 2980U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and the Intel Celeron 2980U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 4 core processor released in Q1/2017 with the Intel Celeron 2980U which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon E3 v6 (10) CPU group Intel Celeron 2000 (7)
6 Generation 4
Kaby Lake S Architecture Haswell U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.50 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron 2980U clocks with 1.40 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2980U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2980U
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 10
-- Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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 (Haswell 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

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6, while the Intel Celeron 2980U supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2980U
DDR4-2400 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 has a TDP of 72 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron 2980U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2980U
72 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron 2980U is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Characteristic Intel Celeron 2980U
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 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1151 Socket BGA 1168
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U (38%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U (20%)

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1027 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
354 (34%)

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3269 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
694 (21%)

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
5724 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
1024 (18%)

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
149 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
63 (42%)

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
564 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
124 (22%)

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1225 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3721 (100%)
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 2980U Intel Celeron 2980U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Celeron 2980U
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