Intel Xeon Gold 6443N vs Intel Core i3-3250

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Intel Xeon Gold 6443N CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-3250
Intel Xeon Gold 6443N Intel Core i3-3250

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6443N or Intel Core i3-3250 - 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 Gold 6443N has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6443N was released in Q3/2023.

The Intel Core i3-3250 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3250 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 Edge Enhanced (8) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
4 Generation 3
Sapphire Rapids Edge Enh. Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6443N is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Core i3-3250 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6443N Characteristic Intel Core i3-3250
32 Cores 2
64 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.60 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 Gold 6443N Characteristic Intel Core i3-3250
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6443N supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3250 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6443N Characteristic Intel Core i3-3250
DDR5-4400 Memory DDR3-1600
4096 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
281.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
60.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
64 PCIe lanes 16
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6443N has a TDP of 195 W, that of the Intel Core i3-3250 is 55 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6443N Characteristic Intel Core i3-3250
195 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6443N has a 60.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-3250 cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6443N Characteristic Intel Core i3-3250
10 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet 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 4677 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2023 Release date Q2/2013
3250 $ Release price 117 $
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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 Xeon Gold 6443N Intel Xeon Gold 6443N
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
687 (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 Xeon Gold 6443N Intel Xeon Gold 6443N
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1577 (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 Xeon Gold 6443N Intel Xeon Gold 6443N
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
610 (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 Xeon Gold 6443N Intel Xeon Gold 6443N
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1272 (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 Xeon Gold 6443N Intel Xeon Gold 6443N
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (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 Xeon Gold 6443N Intel Xeon Gold 6443N
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2421 (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 Gold 6443N Intel Xeon Gold 6443N
32C 64T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
122 (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 Gold 6443N Intel Xeon Gold 6443N
32C 64T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
310 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6443N Intel Core i3-3250
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