Intel Xeon Gold 6240L vs Intel Celeron N3050

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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron N3050
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Celeron N3050

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L or Intel Celeron N3050 - 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 Gold 6240L has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Celeron N3050 has 2 cores with 2 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 N3050 was released in Q2/2015.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 (10)
2 Generation 8
Cascade Lake Architecture Braswell
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Intel Celeron N3050 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.16 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic Intel Celeron N3050
18 Cores 2
36 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.16 GHz
3.20 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 Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic Intel Celeron N3050
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
GPU frequency 0.32 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
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 400
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 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N3050 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic Intel Celeron N3050
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3L-1600
4608 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
24.75 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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a TDP of 150 W, that of the Intel Celeron N3050 is 6 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic Intel Celeron N3050
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4 W
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a 24.75 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N3050 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic Intel Celeron N3050
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1170
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2015
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L (100%)
Intel Celeron N3050 (20%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 (0%)

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 Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
1102 (100%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
221 (20%)

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 Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
440 (100%)

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 Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
174 (100%)

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 Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
315 (100%)

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 Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
126 (100%)

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 Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
590 (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 Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
149 (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 Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
36 (100%)

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 Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Celeron N3050
2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz
67 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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