Xeon E7340 vs i3-8121U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7340 outperforms Core i3-8121U by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2019 | 1684 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.68 | 1.97 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 5 May 2018 (7 years ago) | 1 July 2007 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-8121U and Xeon E7340 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 123 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 66 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.0V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-8121U and Xeon E7340 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) | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA1440 | PGA604,PPGA604 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8121U and Xeon E7340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | - | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | - | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | + |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-8121U and Xeon E7340 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| SGX | - | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8121U and Xeon E7340 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8121U and Xeon E7340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Iris Pro Plus | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8121U and Xeon E7340.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.44 | 3.74 |
| Recency | 5 May 2018 | 1 July 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
i3-8121U has an age advantage of 10 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 433% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7340, on the other hand, has a 53% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Xeon E7340 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-8121U in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i3-8121U is a notebook processor while Xeon E7340 is a server/workstation one.
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