Xeon Gold 6330 vs i3-1125G4

Place in the ranking	1088	179
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	20.45	12.52
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330 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)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	8	56
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	86 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330 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	FCBGA1449	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	no data
Execution Units	48	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	64

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.

i3-1125G4 6.05

Xeon Gold 6330 27.11
+348%

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.

i3-1125G4 9613

Xeon Gold 6330 43056
+348%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.05	27.11
Recency	2 September 2020	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	8	56
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	205 Watt

i3-1125G4 has 632.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6330, on the other hand, has a 348.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1125G4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-1125G4 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6330 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-1125G4 and Xeon Gold 6330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.