Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 vs Intel Core i3-N305. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Released
Q4/2022
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Intel Core i3-N305
Intel Core i3-N305

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 or Intel Core i3-N305? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Core i3-N305 has a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    816 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 40% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    918 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    226 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    896 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    515 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    77 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    491 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    127 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    340 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    978 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.12 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-N305 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    523 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    564 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    538 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    521 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v2 left arrow Intel Core i N300
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 32
  • Shader
    left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 11
  • Technology
    left arrow 10 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-N305 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Intel Core i3-N305 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    130 W left arrow 15 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Alder Lake N
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow BGA
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q4/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2 and Intel Core i3-N305.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
720
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
1025
Intel Core i3-N305
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
6668
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
4420
Intel Core i3-N305
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
16394
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v2
10430
Intel Core i3-N305

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