i3-8100H vs Xeon W-1290TE

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-1290TE
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 35 Watt
8.25
+227%

Xeon W-1290TE outperforms Core i3-8100H by a whopping 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10001907
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.681.45
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency9.962.37
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020−2025)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date13 May 2020 (5 years ago)3 July 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$552$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-1290TE has 361% better value for money than i3-8100H.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads204
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size206 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1200FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1290TE and Core i3-8100H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon W-1290TE 8.25
+227%
i3-8100H 2.52

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon W-1290TE 14505
+227%
Samples: 9
i3-8100H 4435
Samples: 3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.25 2.52
Integrated graphics card 5.57 2.70
Recency 13 May 2020 3 July 2018
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon W-1290TE has a 227.4% higher aggregate performance score, 106.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon W-1290TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-8100H in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-1290TE is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-8100H is a notebook one.

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