Intel Celeron 2957U vs Intel Xeon W-1270

Let's find out which one of Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Xeon W-1270 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Celeron 2957U Intel Xeon W-1270
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Celeron Intel Xeon W
• Generation
  4 10
• CPU group
  Intel Celeron 2000 Intel Xeon W-1200

In this block we are going to compare Intel Celeron 2957U vs Intel Xeon W-1270 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 5.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 16
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Xeon W-1270 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) Intel UHD Graphics P630
• GPU frequency
  0.20 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.00 GHz 1.20 GHz
• Execution units
  10 24
• Shader
  80 192
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 64 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  7.5 9.5
• DirectX Version
  11.1 12
• Technology
  22 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2012 Q4/2017

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Xeon W-1270. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Xeon W-1270 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-2933
• Max. Memory
  128 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  10 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Xeon W-1270.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Celeron 2957U or Intel Xeon W-1270? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  15 W 80 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Xeon W-1270 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  -- 16.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Haswell U Comet Lake W
• Technology
  22 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1168 LGA 1200
• Release date
  Q4/2013 Q2/2020

List of devices based on Intel Celeron 2957U and Intel Xeon W-1270.

• Used in
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