Xeon E-2488 vs i3-8020T

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data75.32
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data18.30
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release dateno data14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488 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)1
SocketLGA-1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

i3-8020T has 171.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-8020T and Xeon E-2488. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-8020T is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.


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