i3-8100F vs Xeon E5-1603 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i3-8100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1632	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	2.01	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$117

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i3-8100F 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	28	36
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i3-8100F 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	FCLGA2011-3	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i3-8100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i3-8100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i3-8100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i3-8100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 v4 and Core i3-8100F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	1 September 2018
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt

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