Intel Core i3-7101E vs Intel Xeon Gold 5220T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-7101E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
Intel Core i3-7101E Intel Xeon Gold 5220T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-7101E or Intel Xeon Gold 5220T - 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 i3-7101E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-7101E was released in Q1/2017.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220T has 18 cores with 36 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 5220T was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 7000U (18) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
7 Generation 2
Kaby Lake U Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-7101E has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-7101E is 3.90 GHz while the Intel Xeon Gold 5220T has 18 CPU cores and 36 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220T is at 1.90 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Core i3-7101E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
2 Cores 18
4 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.90 GHz Frequency 1.90 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 i3-7101E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-7101E or Intel Xeon Gold 5220T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-7101E can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220T supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-7101E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
DDR4-2400, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 24.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-7101E is 54 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5220T has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-7101E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-7101E is manufactured in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220T is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-7101E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1151 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q2/2019
117 $ Release price 1727 $
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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 i3-7101E Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1028 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220T Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-7101E Intel Core i3-7101E
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2289 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220T Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
18C 36T @ 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 i3-7101E Intel Core i3-7101E
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5220T Intel Xeon Gold 5220T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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