Intel Core i3-3250 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

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Intel Core i3-3250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-3250 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 - 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 i3-3250 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3250 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 has 26 cores with 52 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
3 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3250 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 has 26 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).
Intel Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
2 Cores 26
4 Threads 52
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 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 i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
-- 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 2500 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 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 2500 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
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-3250 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No 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 i3-3250 has a TDP of 55 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 is 205 W.
Intel Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3250 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 cache has a total of 35.75 MB.
Intel Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
22 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
LGA 1155 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
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2019
117 $ Release price 7405 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3250 (56%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3250 (10%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 (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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
687 (62%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz
1102 (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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1577 (10%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 2.70 GHz
15936 (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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
610 (49%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz
1234 (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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1272 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz
378 (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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2421 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 2.70 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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
122 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 4.00 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 i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
310 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
26C 52T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Xeon Platinum 8270
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