Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3 vs Intel Core i3-7100U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3 and Intel Core i3-7100U 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 E5-4648 v3

Intel Core i3-7100U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4648 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
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9061 vs 2723

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	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9061 vs 2723

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7100U

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1384 vs 1317

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1384 vs 1317

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7100U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1317

1384

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9061

2723

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3	Intel Core i3-7100U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1317	1384
PassMark - CPU mark	9061	2723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		583
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.862
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		52.235
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.272
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.956
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.473
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1458
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2457
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4419
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1458
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2457
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4419

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4648 v3	Intel Core i3-7100U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q2'15	30 August 2016
Place in performance rating	1688	1691
Processor Number	E5-4648V3	i3-7100U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$281
Price now		$337.98
Value for money (0-100)		3.30
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.20 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	4
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		3 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	42mm X 24mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 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	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Graphics
Device ID		0x5916
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 620
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		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5