Core i3-12100F vs Xeon E3-1241 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1221	780
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.81	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	11 May 2014 (10 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$296	$178

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Core i3-12100F 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	8	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	160 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Core i3-12100F 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Core i3-12100F. 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, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

Core i3-12100F outperforms Xeon E3-1241 v3 by 98% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.62	9.14
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	58 Watt

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