N100 vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2678 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.61
+167%

Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms N100 by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8151529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency7.3054.71
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)no data
Release date2015 (9 years ago)1 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100 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)no data
Threads244
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache3072 KBno data
L3 cache30 MB6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100 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 configuration21
SocketLGA2011-3FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes409
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

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 E5-2678 v3 9.61
+167%
N100 3.60

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 E5-2678 v3 14712
+167%
N100 5506

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.61 3.60
Threads 24 4
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has a 166.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more threads.

N100, on the other hand, has 1900% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2678 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the N100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a server/workstation processor while N100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2678 v3 and N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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