Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs Intel Core i3-6100U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 and Intel Core i3-6100U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4

Intel Core i3-6100U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7447 vs 2635

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7447 vs 2635

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6100U

Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 94°C
3.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1328 vs 1092

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 94°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1328 vs 1092

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6100U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

1328

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7447

2635

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Core i3-6100U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	1328
PassMark - CPU mark	7447	2635
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1290
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		35.603
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.097
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1259
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2258
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1259
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2258
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3360

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	Intel Core i3-6100U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'16	1 September 2015
Place in performance rating	1998	1990
Processor Number	E5-2608LV4	i3-6100U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Price now		$515
Value for money (0-100)		2.06
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	94°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	4
VID voltage range	0
Die size		99 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x1916
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 520
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5