Xeon Gold 6342 vs i3-1000NG4

Place in the ranking	1818	140
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Ice Lake	no data
Power efficiency	23.51	12.26
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-Y (2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	18 March 2020 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342 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	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Die size	123 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342 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	2
Socket	Intel BGA 1044	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	230 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR4-3733	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Plus Graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	Yes, at 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	5120 x 3200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

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.

i3-1000NG4 2.32

Xeon Gold 6342 30.92
+1233%

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.

i3-1000NG4 3556

Xeon Gold 6342 47320
+1231%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.32	30.92
Recency	18 March 2020	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	48
Power consumption (TDP)	9 Watt	230 Watt

i3-1000NG4 has 2455.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6342, on the other hand, has a 1232.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1000NG4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-1000NG4 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6342 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-1000NG4 and Xeon Gold 6342, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.