Xeon Gold 6538Y vs i3-6100E

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1893not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.24no data
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency5.65no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)no data
Release date12 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache3 MB60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 October 2015 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 225 Watt

i3-6100E has 542.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-6100E and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-6100E is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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