Core i3-370M vs Xeon Gold 6128

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	835	2570
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.20	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,697	$245
Current price	$571 (0.3x MSRP)	$30 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	2500 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors	no data	382+177 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	768 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Core i3-370M.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

Xeon Gold 6128 outperforms Core i3-370M by 1055% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.55	0.74
Recency	25 April 2017	20 June 2010
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Cost	$1697	$245
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	35 Watt

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