i3-330E vs Xeon E-2134

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1124	2624
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.50	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	7.77	2.13
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Westmere (2010−2011)
Release date	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$256	$177

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	0.03 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 1.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	126 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C for rPGA,105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors	no data	382 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8.79 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	17.051 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics P630	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2134 and Core i3-330E.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.83	0.79
Integrated graphics card	6.40	0.77
Recency	12 July 2018	7 January 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	35 Watt

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