Xeon E-2486 vs i3-7102E

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2087not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.16no data
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiency6.20no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$506

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486 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)1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 95 Watt

i3-7102E has 280% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2486, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-7102E and Xeon E-2486. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-7102E is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2486 is a server/workstation one.


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