Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3 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.

Intel Core i3-12100F

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100F

Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 74.3°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 90 Watt
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3449 vs 1754

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 74.3°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3449 vs 1754

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17370 vs 14037

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17370 vs 14037

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3449

1754

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14037

17370

Name	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3449	1754
PassMark - CPU mark	14037	17370
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		750
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5657

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Haswell
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$117
Place in performance rating	787	1491
Processor Number	i3-12100F	E5-2640V3
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	74.3°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Base frequency		2.60 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4 1600/1866
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	90 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)