Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Intel Celeron N2930 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Xeon Platinum 8260		Intel Celeron N2930
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 and the Intel Celeron N2930 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 24 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Celeron N2930 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2014.

Intel Xeon Platinum (89)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)	CPU group	Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
2	Generation	6
Cascade Lake	Architecture	Bay Trail
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 48 threads at the same time. The Intel Celeron N2930 clocks with 1.83 GHz (2.16 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2930
24	Cores	4
48	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.40 GHz	Frequency	1.83 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.16 GHz
2.40 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 Platinum 8260	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2930
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

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 (Bay Trail GT1)
	GPU frequency	0.31 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.85 GHz
--	GPU Generation	7
	Technology	22 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	4
--	Shader	32
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
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	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260, while the Intel Celeron N2930 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2930
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR3-1333
1024 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
35.75 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 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the Intel Celeron N2930 is 7.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2930
165 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 Platinum 8260 has 35.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Celeron N2930 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2930
14 nm	Technology	22 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	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019	Release date	Q1/2014
4702 $	Release price	41 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 (100%)

Intel Celeron N2930 (19%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 (100%)

Intel Celeron N2930 (4%)

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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz	1131 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	216 (19%)

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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz	18863 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	719 (4%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz	366 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	69 (19%)

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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz	29369 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	1000 (3%)

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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	170 (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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	502 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	254 (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 Platinum 8260 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.85 GHz	55 (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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	30 (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 Platinum 8260 24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2930 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	113 (100%)

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 vs Intel Celeron N2930

CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details