Xeon Gold 5512U vs i3-8100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated80
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data97.62
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data19.44
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads456
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U 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
Socket1151FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U. 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 i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 4 56
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 185 Watt

i3-8100F has 184.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5512U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-8100F and Xeon Gold 5512U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-8100F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5512U is a server/workstation one.


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