Core i3-10100F vs Xeon E5-2660

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1090	1044
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	6.78	49.15
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	12 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$85	$122
Current price	$30 (0.4x MSRP)	$74 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-10100F has 625% better value for money than Xeon E5-2660.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E5-2660 and Core i3-10100F 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	2.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	435 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 and Core i3-10100F 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	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i3-10100F. 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)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
SIPP	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 and Core i3-10100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i3-10100F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	384 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
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.

Core i3-10100F outperforms Xeon E5-2660 by 7% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	5.28	5.67
Recency	6 March 2012	12 October 2020
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Cost	$85	$122
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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