Xeon Silver 4310T vs i3-8020

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8020 and Xeon Silver 4310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	564
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	no data	11.90
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8020 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	88 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8020 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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
Socket	1151	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8020 and Xeon Silver 4310T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i3-8020 and Xeon Silver 4310T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8020 and Xeon Silver 4310T are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8020 and Xeon Silver 4310T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	64 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 630

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8020 and Xeon Silver 4310T.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2018	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	10
Threads	4	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	105 Watt

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