i3-8100T vs Xeon L5630

Place in the ranking	1968	1587
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	4.93
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	4.54	8.98
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,100	$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-8100T has 3692% better value for money than Xeon L5630.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	31
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm²	126 mm²
Maximum core temperature	63 °C	82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T 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	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	288 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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 L5630 1.92

i3-8100T 3.32
+72.9%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon L5630 3048

i3-8100T 5266
+72.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.92	3.32
Recency	16 March 2010	2 April 2018
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	35 Watt

Xeon L5630 has 100% more threads.

i3-8100T, on the other hand, has a 72.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-8100T is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5630 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5630 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-8100T is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5630 and Core i3-8100T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.