Intel Xeon Gold 6250L vs Intel Celeron 3965Y

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6250L CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 3965Y
Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Intel Celeron 3965Y

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6250L or Intel Celeron 3965Y - 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 6250L has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6250L was released in Q1/2020.

The Intel Celeron 3965Y has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3965Y was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Celeron 3000 (10)
2 Generation 7
Cascade Lake Architecture Kaby Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6250L has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6250L is 3.90 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the Intel Celeron 3965Y has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 3965Y is at 1.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.90 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.50 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 Gold 6250L Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6250L or Intel Celeron 3965Y has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 615
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 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 615
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
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

The Intel Xeon Gold 6250L can use up to 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The Intel Celeron 3965Y supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
4608 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
35.75 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 10
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6250L is 185 W, while the Intel Celeron 3965Y has a TDP of 6 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
185 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
76 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6250L is manufactured in 14 nm and has 35.75 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 3965Y is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Characteristic Intel Celeron 3965Y
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 1515
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
Q1/2020 Release date Q2/2017
6400 $ Release price 107 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Xeon Gold 6250L to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Celeron 3965Y to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


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 6250L Intel Xeon Gold 6250L
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron 3965Y
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
372 (100%)

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 6250L Intel Xeon Gold 6250L
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron 3965Y
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
708 (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 6250L Intel Xeon Gold 6250L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron 3965Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (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 6250L Intel Xeon Gold 6250L
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron 3965Y
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
1182 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Intel Celeron 3965Y
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Core m3-8100YIntel Celeron 3965Y Intel Core m3-8100Y vs Intel Celeron 3965Y
2. Intel Celeron N4020Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron N4020 vs Intel Celeron 3965Y
3. Intel Xeon Gold 6250Intel Xeon Gold 6250L Intel Xeon Gold 6250 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6250L
4. Intel Celeron 3965YIntel Celeron N4100 Intel Celeron 3965Y vs Intel Celeron N4100
5. AMD Athlon Silver 3050UIntel Celeron 3965Y AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Celeron 3965Y
6. Intel Celeron 3965YIntel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Celeron 3965Y vs Intel Atom x5-Z8350
7. Intel Celeron N3350Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Celeron N3350 vs Intel Celeron 3965Y
8. Intel Pentium N4200Intel Celeron 3965Y Intel Pentium N4200 vs Intel Celeron 3965Y
9. Intel Xeon Gold 6250LIntel Xeon W-2245 Intel Xeon Gold 6250L vs Intel Xeon W-2245
10. Intel Celeron 3965YIntel Core i3-3240 Intel Celeron 3965Y vs Intel Core i3-3240


back to index