i3-12100TE vs Xeon Silver 4214

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i3-12100TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	757	968
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	no data
Power efficiency	11.35	20.20
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$694	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i3-12100TE 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i3-12100TE 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
Socket	FCLGA3647	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i3-12100TE. 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
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i3-12100TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i3-12100TE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i3-12100TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4214 and Core i3-12100TE.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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	10.19	7.47
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	35 Watt

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