i3-13100E vs Xeon E5-2630 v4

Place in the ranking	977	973
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.30	8.80
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	8.13	11.57
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$667	$480

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-13100E has 167% better value for money than Xeon E5-2630 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E 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	10 (Deca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	no data	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	25 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	246.24 mm²	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	74 °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 E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E. 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	2.0	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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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.

Xeon E5-2630 v4 7.58

i3-13100E 7.61
+0.4%

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.

Xeon E5-2630 v4 11599

i3-13100E 11650
+0.4%

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.

Xeon E5-2630 v4 959

i3-13100E 1872
+95.2%

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.

Xeon E5-2630 v4 5367

i3-13100E 6916
+28.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.58	7.61
Recency	20 June 2016	4 January 2023
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	60 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 v4 has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

i3-13100E, on the other hand, has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 41.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-13100E is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2630 v4 and Core i3-13100E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.