Intel Xeon E-2388G vs Intel Core i3-3225

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Intel Xeon E-2388G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-3225
Intel Xeon E-2388G Intel Core i3-3225

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E-2388G or Intel Core i3-3225 - 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 Xeon E-2388G has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E-2388G was released in Q3/2021.

The Intel Core i3-3225 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3225 was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Xeon E (44) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon E-2300 (10) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
3 Generation 3
Rocket Lake S Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E-2288G Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E-2388G has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E-2388G is 3.20 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-3225 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-3225 is at 3.30 GHz.
Intel Xeon E-2388G Characteristic Intel Core i3-3225
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon E-2388G Characteristic Intel Core i3-3225
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E-2388G or Intel Core i3-3225 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 UHD Graphics P750 GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
12 GPU Generation 7
14 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
64 Compute units 16
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.0

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 HD Graphics 4000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E-2388G can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-3225 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
Intel Xeon E-2388G Characteristic Intel Core i3-3225
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E-2388G is 95 W, while the Intel Core i3-3225 has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Xeon E-2388G Characteristic Intel Core i3-3225
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E-2388G is manufactured in 14 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-3225 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.
Intel Xeon E-2388G Characteristic Intel Core i3-3225
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2021 Release date Q3/2012
-- Release price 134 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2388G (100%)
Intel Core i3-3225 (32%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E-2388G (100%)
Intel Core i3-3225 (12%)

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-2388G Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1722 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
648 (38%)

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-2388G Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
10358 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1376 (13%)

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-2388G Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2264 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
558 (25%)

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-2388G Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
10458 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1195 (11%)

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-2388G Intel Xeon E-2388G
Intel UHD Graphics P750 @ 1.30 GHz
666 (100%)
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.05 GHz
269 (40%)

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 Xeon E-2388G Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
2246 (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 Xeon E-2388G Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
115 (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 Xeon E-2388G Intel Xeon E-2388G
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3225 Intel Core i3-3225
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
295 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon E-2388G Intel Core i3-3225
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