Core i3-8120 vs Xeon Gold 6144

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6144 and Core i3-8120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	552	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.74	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 September 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,925	no data
Current price	$515 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6144 and Core i3-8120 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	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	512 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6144 and Core i3-8120 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Core i3-8120. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6144 and Core i3-8120 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 Gold 6144 and Core i3-8120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Core i3-8120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6144 and Core i3-8120.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	1 September 2018
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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