i3-9000 vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking876not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.92no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Core i3
Power efficiency6.74no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2337
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA20111151
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 1 September 2018
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

i3-9000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i3-9000. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-9000 is a desktop one.


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