Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 vs Intel Core i3-3130M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 and Intel Core i3-3130M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

Intel Core i3-3130M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1754 vs 1285
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8447 vs 1900

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754 vs 1285
PassMark - CPU mark	8447 vs 1900

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3130M

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA) vs 87.025°C
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 85 Watt

Maximum core temperature	90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA) vs 87.025°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 85 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3130M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

1285

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8447

1900

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	Intel Core i3-3130M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	1285
PassMark - CPU mark	8447	1900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2193
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4275
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2883
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2883

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	Intel Core i3-3130M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	25 January 2013
Place in performance rating	1350	1342
Processor Number	E5-2628 V3	i3-3130M
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C	90 °C (PGA); 105 °C (BGA)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		118 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1023, FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
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		0x166
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support