Xeon Gold 6438Y vs i3-12100F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking858not rated
Place by popularity5not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency14.49no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)no data
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)1 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads864
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache12 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size163 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C76 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 32
Threads 8 64
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 205 Watt

i3-12100F has 253.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6438Y, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-12100F and Xeon Gold 6438Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-12100F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6438Y is a server/workstation one.


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