Intel Core i3-10100F vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-10100F and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i3-10100F

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-10100F

Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 52% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 65.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.9x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 69 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2586 vs 1984
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8715 vs 6195
Around 70% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3176 vs 1873

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 65.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32.77 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 69 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2586 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	8715 vs 6195
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3176 vs 1873

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-10100F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2586

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8715

6195

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3176

1873

Name	Intel Core i3-10100F	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2586	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	8715	6195
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3176	1873
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.824

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-10100F	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q4'20	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$79 - $97	$360
Place in performance rating	1188	2275
Processor Number	i3-10100F	E3-1230V2
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Price now		$352.10
Value for money (0-100)		7.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	65.8°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	69 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)