Intel Core i3-4170 vs Intel Xeon L5520

Core i3-4170 vs Xeon L5520 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-4170 performs better than the Xeon L5520. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon L5520 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon L5520 has significantly more cores with 4 cores compared to the Core i3-4170 that has 2 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-4170. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-4170 has a significantly higher clock speed than the Xeon L5520. A Core i3-4170 CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon L5520 CPU because of its slightly 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 i3-4170 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.