Xeon E5-2637 v3 vs i3-10105F

Place in the ranking	1135	1298
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	8.24	3.20
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10105F and Xeon E5-2637 v3 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	356 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	77 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10105F and Xeon E5-2637 v3 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	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon E5-2637 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10105F and Xeon E5-2637 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon E5-2637 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon E5-2637 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	68 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon E5-2637 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-10105F 5.66
+24.1%

Xeon E5-2637 v3 4.56

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.

i3-10105F 8989
+24.1%

Xeon E5-2637 v3 7246

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-10105F 1473
+28.6%

Xeon E5-2637 v3 1145

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-10105F 4526

Xeon E5-2637 v3 4568
+0.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.66	4.56
Recency	16 March 2021	8 September 2014
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	135 Watt

i3-10105F has a 24.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 107.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-10105F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2637 v3 in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-10105F is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2637 v3 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-10105F and Xeon E5-2637 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.