Intel Core i3-2348M vs Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

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Intel Core i3-2348M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
Intel Core i3-2348M Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-2348M or Intel Xeon Gold 6212U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-2348M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2348M was released in Q1/2013.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
2 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-2348M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Core i3-2348M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
2 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i3-2348M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 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 3000 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

The Intel Core i3-2348M supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6212U can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-2348M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-2348M has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U is 165 W.

Intel Core i3-2348M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
85 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-2348M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U cache has a total of 35.75 MB.

Intel Core i3-2348M Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
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, AVX-512
PGA 988 Socket LGA 3647
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
Q1/2013 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 2000 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2348M (41%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2348M (6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U (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 i3-2348M Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
449 (41%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
1087 (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 i3-2348M Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1019 (6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
18344 (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 i3-2348M Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1270 (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
27489 (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 i3-2348M Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
390 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-2348M Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
806 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-2348M Intel Core i3-2348M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.15 GHz
221 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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