Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 vs Intel Celeron N2910

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Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N2910
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Intel Celeron N2910

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 or Intel Celeron N2910 - 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 Xeon E3-1285 v3 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Celeron N2910 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2910 was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15) CPU group Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
4 Generation 6
Haswell S Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Intel Celeron N2910 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2910
4 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.00 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 E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2910
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics P4700 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.31 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.76 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 7
22 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 2
20 Compute units 4
160 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
11.1 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.

Intel HD Graphics P4700 GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2910 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2910
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
32 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 4
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 2.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 has a TDP of 84 W, that of the Intel Celeron N2910 is 7.5 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2910
84 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N2910 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron N2910
22 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 1150 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2013
310 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2910 (16%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2910 (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 E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1058 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2910 Intel Celeron N2910
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
154 (15%)

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 E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3928 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2910 Intel Celeron N2910
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
555 (14%)

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 E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Intel HD Graphics P4700 @ 1.30 GHz
416 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2910 Intel Celeron N2910
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.76 GHz
48 (12%)

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 E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
6988 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2910 Intel Celeron N2910
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
772 (11%)

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 E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
162 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2910 Intel Celeron N2910
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
26 (16%)

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 E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
770 (100%)
Intel Celeron N2910 Intel Celeron N2910
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
97 (13%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Intel Celeron N2910
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