Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 vs Intel Celeron 4205U

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Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 4205U
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Intel Celeron 4205U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 or Intel Celeron 4205U - 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 4205U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 4205U was released in Q1/2019.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15) CPU group Intel Celeron 4000 (3)
4 Generation 8
Haswell S Architecture Whiskey Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Celeron 5205U

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 4205U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4205U
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4205U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 UHD Graphics 610
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 9.5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
20 Compute units 12
160 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.1 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.

Intel HD Graphics P4700 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 4205U can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4205U
DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 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 4205U is 15 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4205U
84 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12.5 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron 4205U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Characteristic Intel Celeron 4205U
22 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, AVX2
LGA 1150 Socket BGA 1528
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q1/2019
310 $ Release price 107 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 (100%)
Intel Celeron 4205U (40%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 (100%)
Intel Celeron 4205U (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 E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1058 (100%)
Intel Celeron 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
427 (40%)

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 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
840 (21%)

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 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
Intel UHD Graphics 610 @ 0.90 GHz
173 (42%)

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 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
1339 (19%)

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 Xeon E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
389 (100%)

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 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 4205U Intel Celeron 4205U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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