i5-10310Y vs Xeon E3-1226 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1529	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.15	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Xeon (Desktop)	Comet Lake
Power efficiency	3.94	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)	Comet Lake-Y (2019)
Release date	11 May 2014 (10 years ago)	21 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$213	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y 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	FCLGA1150	UTFCBGA1377
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	33.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD P4600	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory	1.7 GB	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	1.05 GHz
Execution Units	20	24
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	no data	+
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	3840 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Core i5-10310Y.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 May 2014	21 August 2019
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	84 Watt	7 Watt

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