i3-9000T vs Xeon E5-1620

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and Core i3-9000T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1495	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.76	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	2.69	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$313	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 and Core i3-9000T 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	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	294 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 and Core i3-9000T 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	FCLGA2011	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i3-9000T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 and Core i3-9000T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i3-9000T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i3-9000T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	375 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i3-9000T.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

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