Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 vs Intel Core i3-4100M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3 and Intel Core i3-4100M 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, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

Intel Core i3-4100M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9847 vs 2522

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9847 vs 2522

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4100M

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87.025°C
2x lower typical power consumption: 37 Watt vs 75 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1386 vs 1292

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87.025°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	37 Watt vs 75 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1386 vs 1292

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4100M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1292

1386

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9847

2522

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3	Intel Core i3-4100M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1292	1386
PassMark - CPU mark	9847	2522
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		535
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1152
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3389
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3389

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2648L v3	Intel Core i3-4100M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	1726	1729
Processor Number	E5-2648LV3	i3-4100M
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$218.57
Value for money (0-100)		4.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		130 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		960 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3L 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 x 4.7mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCPGA946
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt	37 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 or 2x8 or 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® 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)
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		0x416
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3