Intel Xeon E-2356G vs Intel Core i3-1305U

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Intel Xeon E-2356G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-1305U
Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Core i3-1305U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E-2356G and the Intel Core i3-1305U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E-2356G 6 core processor released in Q3/2021 with the Intel Core i3-1305U which has 5 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon E-2300 (10) CPU group Intel Core i 1300P/1300U (29)
3 Generation 13
Rocket Lake S Architecture Raptor Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2356G is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (5.00 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-1305U clocks with 1.60 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 5 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Core i3-1305U
6 Cores 5
12 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (5.00 GHz) A-Core 1.60 GHz (4.50 GHz)
1x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont

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 Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Core i3-1305U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 UHD Graphics P750 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
12 GPU Generation 13
14 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
64 Compute units 64
256 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

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 P750 GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E-2356G, while the Intel Core i3-1305U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 83.2 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Core i3-1305U
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
12.00 MB L3 Cache 10.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E-2356G has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-1305U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Core i3-1305U
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2356G has 15.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-1305U is at 10.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Xeon E-2356G Characteristic Intel Core i3-1305U
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1200 Socket BGA 1744
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2021 Release date Q1/2023
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2356G (100%)
Intel Core i3-1305U (90%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2356G (100%)
Intel Core i3-1305U (44%)

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 Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1726 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1305U Intel Core i3-1305U
5C 6T @ 4.50 GHz
1488 (86%)

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 Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8326 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1305U Intel Core i3-1305U
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
3481 (42%)

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 Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2289 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1305U Intel Core i3-1305U
5C 6T @ 4.50 GHz
2124 (93%)

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 Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
8864 (100%)
Intel Core i3-1305U Intel Core i3-1305U
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
4029 (45%)

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 Xeon E-2356G Intel Xeon E-2356G
Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (54%)
Intel Core i3-1305U Intel Core i3-1305U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz
1240 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E-2356G Intel Core i3-1305U
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