i3-14100F vs Xeon E5-2650

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-14100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1278	789
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.34	53.51
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.62	15.71
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$91	$109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-14100F has 1502% better value for money than Xeon E5-2650.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-14100F 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	435 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-14100F 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-14100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
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
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-14100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-14100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-14100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	384 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Core i3-14100F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.64	9.63
Recency	6 March 2012	8 January 2024
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	58 Watt

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