Intel Core i3-8145UE vs Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

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Intel Core i3-8145UE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
Intel Core i3-8145UE Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-8145UE or Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 - 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 i3-8145UE 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 i3-8145UE was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 was released in Q3/2013.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
Intel Core i 8000U (WL) (8) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15)
8 Generation 4
Whiskey Lake U Architecture Ivy Bridge EP
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-8145UE is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz). The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i3-8145UE Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

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 i3-8145UE Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 UHD Graphics 620 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 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
16 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 UHD Graphics 620 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 i3-8145UE supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-8145UE Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1866
64 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 40
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-8145UE has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 is 130 W.

Intel Core i3-8145UE Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
25 W TDP up --
12.5 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-8145UE has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-8145UE Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
14 nm Technology 22 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, AVX
BGA 1528 Socket LGA 2011
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q3/2013
281 $ Release price 570 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8145UE (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 (75%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8145UE (45%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 (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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1036 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
921 (89%)

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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
2102 (38%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
5503 (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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1218 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
726 (60%)

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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
2356 (69%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
3428 (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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
4070 (29%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
13919 (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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
@ 0.00 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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz
2838 (100%)

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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
151 (100%)

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 i3-8145UE Intel Core i3-8145UE
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1092 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-8145UE Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
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