i3-7007U vs Xeon E5-2685 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Core i3-7007U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	920	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	6.43	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Core i3-7007U 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Core i3-7007U 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Core i3-7007U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
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
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Core i3-7007U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Core i3-7007U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Core i3-7007U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	LPDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 620

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Core i3-7007U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	12

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	12	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt

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