Xeon D-1521 vs i3-10105F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10105F and Xeon D-1521 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1147	1519
Place by popularity	50	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.60
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon D
Power efficiency	8.23	7.53
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	1 November 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10105F and Xeon D-1521 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	1.5 MB (per core)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10105F and Xeon D-1521 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon D-1521. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10105F and Xeon D-1521 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon D-1521 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon D-1521. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.124 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon D-1521.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	+
UART	no data	+

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	5.65	3.58
Recency	16 March 2021	1 November 2015
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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