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Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Intel Core i3-8100. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Released
Q4/2017
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Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Core i3-8100

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 or Intel Core i3-8100? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 145 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Core i3-8100 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    480 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    14 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    359 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    59 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    541 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    106 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    751 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    243 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    250 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    51 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    376 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    63 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    278 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    797 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 28% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.45 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 145 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-8100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    387 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    354 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    399 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    486 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    569 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    753 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    853 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    261 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    321 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    77 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    652 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 left arrow Intel Core i3-7100
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 left arrow Intel Core i3-9100
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
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
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 No
  • 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 i3-8100 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Intel Core i3-8100 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    145 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3, 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, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    35.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q4/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Intel Core i3-8100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
139
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
154
Intel Core i3-8100
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2306
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
616
Intel Core i3-8100
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
805
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
971
Intel Core i3-8100
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
9541
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
3134
Intel Core i3-8100
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3740
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
3834
Intel Core i3-8100
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
49042
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
12193
Intel Core i3-8100
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.73
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
1.91
Intel Core i3-8100
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
23.5
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
6.55
Intel Core i3-8100
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
21425
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
8114
Intel Core i3-8100

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