Xeon E5-1603 vs i5-10300H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10300H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.25
+141%
Xeon E5-1603
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
2.18

Core i5-10300H outperforms Xeon E5-1603 by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11911854
Place by popularity34not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency11.041.59
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)no data
Release date17 September 2020 (4 years ago)1 January 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHzno data
Bus rate8 GT/s0 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)10 MB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.6V - 1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size128 GB375 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s31.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphicsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

i5-10300H 5.25
+141%
Xeon E5-1603 2.18

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.

i5-10300H 8343
+141%
Xeon E5-1603 3467

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.

i5-10300H 1378
+195%
Xeon E5-1603 467

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.

i5-10300H 4030
+172%
Xeon E5-1603 1481

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.25 2.18
Recency 17 September 2020 1 January 2012
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 130 Watt

i5-10300H has a 140.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-10300H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-1603 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-10300H is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-1603 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-10300H and Xeon E5-1603, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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