Xeon E5-2603 v3 vs i5-10300H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10300H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.25
+118%
Xeon E5-2603 v3
2014
6 cores / 6 threads, 85 Watt
2.41

Core i5-10300H outperforms Xeon E5-2603 v3 by a whopping 118% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11901781
Place by popularity34not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency11.042.68
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date17 September 2020 (4 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s6.4 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s51 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphicsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

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.

i5-10300H 5.25
+118%
Xeon E5-2603 v3 2.41

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.

i5-10300H 8344
+118%
Xeon E5-2603 v3 3834

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-10300H 1378
+161%
Xeon E5-2603 v3 527

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-10300H 4030
+98.5%
Xeon E5-2603 v3 2030

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.25 2.41
Recency 17 September 2020 8 September 2014
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 85 Watt

i5-10300H has a 117.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 88.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2603 v3, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.

The Core i5-10300H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2603 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-10300H is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2603 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-2603 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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