Intel Xeon E5-2658 v4 vs Intel Core i3-2120

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,654

Rank #386

vs
4,541

Rank #1,243

5,654
4,541

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 19.7% (Rank #386 vs #1243)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,950

Rank #968

vs
4,641

Rank #1,183

4,950
4,641

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 6.2% (Rank #968 vs #1183)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,711

Rank #129

vs
4,392

Rank #1,474

6,711
4,392

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 34.6% (Rank #129 vs #1474)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,027

Rank #368

vs
4,531

Rank #1,294

5,027
4,531

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 9.9% (Rank #368 vs #1294)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,067

Rank #391

vs
4,515

Rank #1,240

5,067
4,515

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 10.9% (Rank #391 vs #1240)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,034

Rank #375

vs
4,536

Rank #1,180

5,034
4,536

Xeon E5-2658 v4 wins by 9.9% (Rank #375 vs #1180)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i3-2120 Diff
Cores
14
2
+85.7%
Threads
28
4
+85.7%
Base Frequency
2,300 MHz
3,300 MHz
-30.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
2,800 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
2,800 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
2,800 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
2,500 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
23x
33x
-30.3%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
4 MiB
0 MiB
+93%
L3 Cache
35 MiB
3 MiB
+91.8%
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth --
21 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
105 W
65 W
38.1% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i3-2120
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2658 i3-2120
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Sandy Bridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- FCLGA1155
Package -- FC-LGA10
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support -- No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Embedded Desktop
Release Price $1,832.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Intel
Core i3-2120
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Xeon
Core i3-2120
--

Series

Xeon E5-2658 v4
E5-2000
Core i3-2120
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2658 v4
E5-2658
Core i3-2120
i3-2120

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Broadwell
Core i3-2120
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Broadwell
Core i3-2120
Sandy Bridge

Core Family

Xeon E5-2658 v4
6
Core i3-2120
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2658 v4
4F
Core i3-2120
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
FCLGA1155

Package

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Xeon E5-2658 v4
C610
Core i3-2120
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Embedded
Core i3-2120
Desktop

Release Price

Xeon E5-2658 v4
$1,832.00
Core i3-2120
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Yes
Core i3-2120
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i3-2120
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 131 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Xeon E5-2658 v4
14 nm
Core i3-2120
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2658 v4
306.18 mm²
Core i3-2120
131 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2658 v4
4.70 billion
Core i3-2120
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2658 v4
Intel
Core i3-2120
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2658 v4
CMOS
Core i3-2120
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2658 v4
64-bit
Core i3-2120
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i3-2120
GPU -- HD Graphics 2000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
HD Graphics 2000

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2658 v4
--
Core i3-2120
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2658 v4 Core i3-2120
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64