Xeon E-2486 vs E3-1125C

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1125C and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Gladden (2012)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$506

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1125C 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	216 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1125C 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	Intel BGA1283	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1125C and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 May 2012	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	95 Watt

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