Intel Core i3-1005G1 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Core i3-1005G1 vs Xeon E3-1230 v3 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Xeon E3-1230 v3 beats the Core i3-1005G1 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1005G1 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon E3-1230 v3 has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-1005G1 that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1005G1. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1230 v3 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1005G1. Also, the Xeon E3-1230 v3 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-1005G1 CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E3-1230 v3 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-1005G1 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.