Xeon Silver 4309Y vs i3-4110M

Place in the ranking	2050	632
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	4.32	10.92
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Die size	130 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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	FCPGA946	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	32 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4600	no data
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y.

PCIe version	2	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.

i3-4110M 1.72

Xeon Silver 4309Y 12.34
+617%

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.

i3-4110M 2678

Xeon Silver 4309Y 19237
+618%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.72	12.34
Recency	14 April 2014	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	105 Watt

i3-4110M has 183.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4309Y, on the other hand, has a 617.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4110M in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-4110M is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4309Y is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-4110M and Xeon Silver 4309Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.