Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100 and Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i3-12100

Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100

Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 128 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4

Name	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3272
PassMark - CPU mark	12748
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Xeon E7-4809 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$144
Place in performance rating	848	not rated
Processor Number	i3-12100	E7-4809V4
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB
L2 cache	5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Base frequency		2.10 GHz
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	3 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x4692
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	4
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	115 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	32
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)