Xeon X3450 vs Core i3-6100TE

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6100TE and Xeon X3450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1829	1912
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	0.35
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	no data
Release date	12 October 2015 (8 years ago)	1 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	no data
Current price	$354 (3x MSRP)	$197

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X3450 has 169% better value for money than i3-6100TE.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6100TE and Xeon X3450 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6100TE and Xeon X3450 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	LGA-1151	FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6100TE and Xeon X3450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i3-6100TE and Xeon X3450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6100TE and Xeon X3450 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6100TE and Xeon X3450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6100TE and Xeon X3450.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

Core i3-6100TE outperforms Xeon X3450 by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.04	1.84
Recency	12 October 2015	1 July 2009
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

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