Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs Intel Celeron J3355

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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron J3355
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Intel Celeron J3355

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 and the Intel Celeron J3355 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 4 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the Intel Celeron J3355 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2016.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Intel Celeron J3000 (4)
5 Generation 7
Skylake S Architecture Apollo Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron J3355 clocks with 2.00 GHz (2.50 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.50 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 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 Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355
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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 500
GPU frequency 0.25 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 500
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5, while the Intel Celeron J3355 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1866
64 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 6
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron J3355 is 10 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
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-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron J3355 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Celeron J3355
14 nm Technology 14 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 1296
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
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2016
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 (27%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 (13%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1165 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
352 (30%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4428 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
685 (15%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1442 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
301 (21%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4827 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
539 (11%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
8364 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
1190 (14%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
172 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
50 (29%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
844 (100%)
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
93 (11%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron J3355 Intel Celeron J3355
Intel HD Graphics 500 @ 0.70 GHz
134 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Intel Celeron J3355
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