Intel N95 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel N95 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel N95

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N95

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
4.6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 69 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1928 vs 1871
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5359 vs 4676

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 69 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928 vs 1871
PassMark - CPU mark	5359 vs 4676

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 32.77 GB vs 16 GB

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB vs 16 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N95
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1928

1871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5359

4676

Name	Intel N95	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928	1871
PassMark - CPU mark	5359	4676
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2310

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel N95	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'23	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1303	1824
Processor Number	N95	E3-1220V2
Series	Intel Processor N-series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Mobile	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$220
Price now		$329.11
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.99
Performance
64 bit support
L3 cache	6 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		3.10 GHz
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D2
Execution Units	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported		FCLGA1155
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)