Xeon Silver 4209T vs i3-2330E

Place in the ranking	2370	1000
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.20
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency	3.10	9.43
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	1 June 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$501

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	22
L1 cache	128 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	11 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	91 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T 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 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCPGA988	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

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.

i3-2330E 1.17

Xeon Silver 4209T 7.11
+508%

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.

i3-2330E 1823

Xeon Silver 4209T 11080
+508%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.17	7.11
Recency	1 June 2011	2 April 2019
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	70 Watt

i3-2330E has 100% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4209T, on the other hand, has a 507.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4209T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2330E in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-2330E is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4209T is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2330E and Xeon Silver 4209T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.