i3-11100B vs Xeon E7320

Place in the ranking	2507	984
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	1.09	10.41
Release date	1 July 2007 (17 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B 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	no data	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	no data	8
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB L2 Cache	12 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B 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	no data	1
Socket	PGA604,PPGA604	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.4 GHz
Execution Units	no data	16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	4
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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 E7320 0.96

i3-11100B 7.42
+673%

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 E7320 1469

i3-11100B 11357
+673%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.96	7.42
Recency	1 July 2007	1 April 2021
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

i3-11100B has a 672.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-11100B is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E7320 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E7320 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-11100B is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E7320 and Core i3-11100B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.