i3-10100F vs Xeon Gold 6248R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i3-10100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	227	1146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	19
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.70	20.22
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	10.52	8.02
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	12 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,700	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-10100F has 14% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6248R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6248R 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	48	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	1.5 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6248R 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i3-10100F. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6248R 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 Gold 6248R 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 Gold 6248R and Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i3-10100F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	23.65	5.72
Recency	24 February 2020	12 October 2020
Physical cores	24	4
Threads	48	8
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

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