Intel Xeon E-2224G vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E-2224G 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 Xeon E-2224G

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2224G

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.9x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2732 vs 1868
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7629 vs 4666

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 May 2019 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32.77 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2732 vs 1868
PassMark - CPU mark	7629 vs 4666

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 71 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 71 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E-2224G
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2732

1868

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7629

4666

Name	Intel Xeon E-2224G	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2732	1868
PassMark - CPU mark	7629	4666
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2310

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E-2224G	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Ivy Bridge
Family	Xeon E
Launch date	27 May 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$213, $218	$220
Place in performance rating	756	1729
Processor Number	E-2224G	E3-1220V2
Series	E-2200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$329.11
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.99
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69.3 °C
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.70 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E96
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	128 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)