i5-1038G7 vs Xeon E3-1230 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1442not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.72no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Ice Lake
Power efficiency5.35no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Ice Lake U (2019−2020)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)4 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$360no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1155no data
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0+
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size32.77 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 4 May 2020
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 28 Watt

i5-1038G7 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 146.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Core i5-1038G7. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-1038G7 is a notebook one.


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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
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