i3-N300 vs Xeon W-2175

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	478	1156
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	9.93	73.41
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date	15 October 2017 (7 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,947	$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	8
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	484 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	512 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	4	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2175 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.69	5.43
Recency	15 October 2017	3 January 2023
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	8
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	7 Watt

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