Core i3-6100E vs Xeon E3-1220 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Core i3-6100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1561	1784
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.12	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	12 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$220	$225
Current price	$30 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Core i3-6100E 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	98.57 mm210.3 mm × 9.57 mm
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Core i3-6100E 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Core i3-6100E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Core i3-6100E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Core i3-6100E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Core i3-6100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Core i3-6100E.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

Xeon E3-1220 v2 outperforms Core i3-6100E by 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.02	2.14
Recency	14 May 2012	12 October 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Cost	$220	$225
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	35 Watt

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