m3-7Y30 vs Xeon E5-1603

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1603
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
1.97
+43.8%

Xeon E5-1603 outperforms Core m3-7Y30 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21192421
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.10
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core m3
Power efficiency1.62no data
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameno dataKaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date1 January 2012 (13 years ago)30 August 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate0 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data512 KB
L3 cache10 MB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature64 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.6V - 1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
Maximum memory size375 GB16 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth31.4 GB/s29.861 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 615
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core m3-7Y30.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4010

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Xeon E5-1603 1.97
+43.8%
m3-7Y30 1.37

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon E5-1603 3482
+44%
Samples: 339
m3-7Y30 2418
Samples: 323

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.97 1.37
Recency 1 January 2012 30 August 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 4 Watt

Xeon E5-1603 has a 43.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

m3-7Y30, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 3150% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon E5-1603 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core m3-7Y30 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1603 is a server/workstation processor while Core m3-7Y30 is a notebook one.

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