Xeon Gold 6430 vs i3-6100TE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-6100TE
2015, $117
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.79
Xeon Gold 6430
2023, $2,138
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
30.60
+1609%

Xeon Gold 6430 outperforms Core i3-6100TE by a whopping 1609% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2191171
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.4115.47
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency2.174.81
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date12 October 2015 (10 years ago)10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$2,138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6430 has 3673% better value for money than i3-6100TE.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100TE and Xeon Gold 6430 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 data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size98.57 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100TE and Xeon Gold 6430 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)2
SocketLGA-1151FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100TE and Xeon Gold 6430. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-6100TE and Xeon Gold 6430 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 i3-6100TE and Xeon Gold 6430 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100TE and Xeon Gold 6430. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR5-4400
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 i3-6100TE and Xeon Gold 6430.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

i3-6100TE 1.79
Xeon Gold 6430 30.60
+1609%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

i3-6100TE 3152
Samples: 23
Xeon Gold 6430 53965
+1612%
Samples: 2

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-6100TE 940
Xeon Gold 6430 1462
+55.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-6100TE 1896
Xeon Gold 6430 12591
+564%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 30.60
Recency 12 October 2015 10 January 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 270 Watt

i3-6100TE has 671.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6430, on the other hand, has a 1609.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-6100TE in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i3-6100TE is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6430 is a server/workstation one.

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