i3-6100E vs Xeon Silver 4110
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4110 outperforms Core i3-6100E by a whopping 207% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1044 | 1874 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.28 | 0.19 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Silver | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 7.16 | 5.65 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 12 October 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $501 | $225 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4110 has 3205% better value for money than i3-6100E.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 21 | 27 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 98.57 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1750 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E 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 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E. 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 | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E 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 Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | LPDDR3-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 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 530 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E.
| 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.67 | 2.17 |
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 12 October 2015 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon Silver 4110 has a 207.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
i3-6100E, on the other hand, has 142.9% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Silver 4110 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-6100E in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Silver 4110 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-6100E is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4110 and Core i3-6100E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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