i3-12300HE vs Xeon W3530

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3530 and Core i3-12300HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1962not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency1.40no data
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3530 and Core i3-12300HE 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size263 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3530 and Core i3-12300HE 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
SocketFCLGA1366Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3530 and Core i3-12300HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3530 and Core i3-12300HE 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 W3530 and Core i3-12300HE are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3530 and Core i3-12300HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3530 and Core i3-12300HE.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt

i3-12300HE has 100% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon W3530 and Core i3-12300HE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon W3530 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-12300HE is a notebook one.


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