Xeon L3406 vs i9-10880H
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-10880H outperforms Xeon L3406 by a whopping 1183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1007 | 2943 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Comet Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.60 | 0.89 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Comet Lake-H (2020) | no data |
| Release date | 2 April 2020 (5 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i9-10880H and Xeon L3406 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 2.53 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 54 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-10880H and Xeon L3406 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1440 | FCLGA1156 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 30 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon L3406. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
Security technologies
Core i9-10880H and Xeon L3406 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon L3406 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon L3406. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1066 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16.38 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 17 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon L3406.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.08 | 0.63 |
| Recency | 2 April 2020 | 1 January 2010 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 30 Watt |
i9-10880H has a 1182.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon L3406, on the other hand, has 50% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-10880H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon L3406 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i9-10880H is a notebook processor while Xeon L3406 is a server/workstation one.
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