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Gaming Performance Comparison

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Game Core i3-7101E 2-Core 3.9GHz Xeon E5-1680 v2
Cyberpunk 2077 40% 33%
eFootball PES 2020 35% 35%
Control 79% 15%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 79% 15%
Total War: Three Kingdoms 124% 7%
Borderlands 3 40% 33%
Grand Theft Auto VI 124% 7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 88% 11%
F1 2019 87% 11%
Doom Eternal 35% 35%

In terms of overall gaming performance, the Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 is massively better than the Intel Core i3-7101E 2-Core 3.9GHz when it comes to running the latest games. This also means it will be less likely to bottleneck more powerful GPUs, allowing them to achieve more of their gaming performance potential.

The Xeon E5-1680 v2 was released less than a year after the Core i3-7101E 2-Core, and so they are likely to have similar levels of support, and similarly optimized performance when running the latest games.


The Xeon E5-1680 v2 has 6 more cores than the Core i3-7101E 2-Core. With 8 cores, the Xeon E5-1680 v2 is much less likely to struggle with the latest games, or bottleneck high-end graphics cards when running them.


The Core i3-7101E 2-Core and Xeon E5-1680 v2 are not from the same family of CPUs, so their clock speeds are by no means directly comparable. Bear in mind, then, that while the Core i3-7101E 2-Core has a 0.9 GHz faster frequency, this is not always an indicator that it will be superior in performance, despite frequency being crucial when trying to avoid GPU bottlenecking. In this case, however, the difference is probably a good indicator that the Xeon E5-1680 v2 is superior.


The Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a 1536 KB bigger L2 cache than the Core i3-7101E 2-Core, which means that it, at worst, wins out in this area, and at best, will provide superior gaming performance and will work much better with high-end graphics cards.


The Core i3-7101E 2-Core has a 76 Watt lower Maximum TDP than the Xeon E5-1680 v2, and was created with a 8 nm smaller manufacturing technology. What this means is the Core i3-7101E 2-Core will consume significantly less power and consequently produce less heat, enabling more prolonged computational tasks with fewer adverse effects. This will lower your yearly electricity bill significantly, as well as prevent you from having to invest in extra cooling mechanisms (unless you overclock).

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CPU Core Details

CPU CodenameKaby LakeIvy Bridge
MoBo SocketNot sureLGA 2011/Socket R
Notebook CPUnono
Release Date30 Nov -000110 Sep 2013
CPU LinkGD LinkGD Link

CPU Technical Specifications

CPU Cores2vs8
CPU Threads4vs-
Clock Speed3.9 GHzvs3 GHz
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Max TDP54 Wvs130 W
Lithography14 nmvs22 nm
Bit Width64 Bitvs-
Max Temperature100°Cvs-
Virtualization Technologynovsno

CPU Cache and Memory

L1 Cache Size64 KBvs512 KB
L2 Cache Size512 KBvs2048 KB
L3 Cache Size3 MBvs25 MB
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ECC Memory Supportnovsno

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CPU Mini Review

Mini ReviewThe Core i3-7101E 2-Core 3.9GHz is a Middle-Class CPU based on Intel's 7th Gen 14nm, Kaby Lake microarchitecture. It offers 2 physical cores (4 logical), clocked at 3.9GHz. It doesn't have an unlocked multiplier therefore it can't be overclocked using traditional methods. It has 3MB of L3 Cache. Level 3 cache is a static memory bank of a processor and it is used to feed it instructions. This processor also supports DDR4 based RAMs with maximum memory support of 64GB. It has a maximum Thermal Power Design of 54W. It is on par with competitor processors. Among its many features, Intel Enhanced Speedstep, HyperThreading and Virtualization are activated. It integrates Intel HD Graphics 630 on board. It has a base frequency of 350MHz which can go up to 1GHz as well as offering DirectX 12 support. This CPU is likely to offer good computational performance but may suffer from performance dips on higher resolutions and demanding applications.Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 is a Server Processor based on the Ivy Bridge architecture but without featuring integrated graphics. All the other features are enabled. Its performance is quite extreme, as is its price.



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