Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Intel Core i3-4030U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Intel Core i3-4030U 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 - 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 E5-2670 v3

Intel Core i3-4030U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
48x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 16 GB
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1694 vs 1023
11.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22166 vs 1874
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 705 vs 429
7.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7047 vs 953

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 16 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1694 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark	22166 vs 1874
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705 vs 429
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047 vs 953

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4030U

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 84.5°C
8x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 84.5°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4030U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1694

1023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22166

1874

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

705

429

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7047

953

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Intel Core i3-4030U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1694	1023
PassMark - CPU mark	22166	1874
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705	429
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047	953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.167
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2195
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2195
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3340

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	Intel Core i3-4030U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	14 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1411	2132
Processor Number	E5-2670V3	i3-4030U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	4
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	4x1, 2x4
Scalability	2S
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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		0xA16
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3