i3-8100F vs Xeon X5675
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5675 and Core i3-8100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1404 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.88 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 4.01 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $162 | $117 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5675 and Core i3-8100F 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 36 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | no data |
| 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 X5675 and Core i3-8100F 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 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5675 and Core i3-8100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5675 and Core i3-8100F 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 X5675 and Core i3-8100F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5675 and Core i3-8100F. 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 | 32 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5675 and Core i3-8100F.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 1 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon X5675 has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
i3-8100F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5675 and Core i3-8100F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X5675 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-8100F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5675 and Core i3-8100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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