i3-8120 vs Xeon E5-2650

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-8120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1278	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.34	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	4.62	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$91	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-8120 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	435 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-8120 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-8120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-8120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-8120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-8120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	384 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-8120.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 March 2012	1 September 2018
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	51 Watt

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