Intel Celeron N3050 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Let's find out which one of Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Celeron N3050 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Celeron Intel Xeon E3
• Generation
  8 4
• CPU group
  Intel Celeron J3000/N3000 Intel Xeon E3 v3

In this block we are going to compare Intel Celeron N3050 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 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
  1.60 GHz 3.60 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.16 GHz 4.00 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 8
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 400 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.32 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.60 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  12
• Shader
  96
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  8
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 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 DDR3-1600
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  4

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Celeron N3050 or Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3? 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)
  6 W 82 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 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-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Braswell Haswell S
• Technology
  14 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1170 LGA 1150
• Release date
  Q2/2015 Q2/2013

List of devices based on Intel Celeron N3050 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3.

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