Intel Core i3-9100E vs Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-9100E and Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i3-9100E

Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9100E

Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 91
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2334 vs 1688

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 91
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2334 vs 1688

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14879 vs 6868

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14879 vs 6868

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-9100E
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2334

1688

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6868

14879

Name	Intel Core i3-9100E	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1906
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1906
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	4210
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	4210
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6496
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6496
PassMark - Single thread mark	2334	1688
PassMark - CPU mark	6868	14879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2959
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		20447

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-9100E	Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'19	Q1'15
Place in performance rating	488	503
Processor Number	i3-9100E	E5-2658AV3
Series	9th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	91
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	4	24
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E98
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)