Xeon Gold 6530 vs i3-7100E

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated61
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.60
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data14.46
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530 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 cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 270 Watt

i3-7100E has 671.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-7100E and Xeon Gold 6530. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-7100E is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6530 is a server/workstation one.


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