Intel Core i3-2100 vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

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Intel Core i3-2100 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-2100 and the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-2100 2 core processor released in Q1/2011 with the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Core i 2000 (28) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24)
2 Generation 6
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Broadwell E
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-2100 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 clocks with 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-2100 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
2 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-2100 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU no iGPU
0.85 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-2100, while the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-2100 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
32 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 40
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-2100 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is 140 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-2100 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-2100 has 3.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i3-2100 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 2011-3
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q2/2016
120 $ Release price 1113 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2100 (53%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2100 (16%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
575 (61%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
946 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1262 (17%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7536 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
515 (44%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1158 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1082 (16%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
6859 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1846 (14%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
13489 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
234.1 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
253 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
738 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
93 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
263 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-2100 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
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