Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Intel Xeon W3580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 and Intel Xeon W3580 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Intel Xeon W3580

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 37% higher maximum memory size: 32.77 GB vs 24 GB
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1871 vs 1556
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4676 vs 3638

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs August 2009
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871 vs 1556
PassMark - CPU mark	4676 vs 3638

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3580

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2764 vs 671
4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9280 vs 2310

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2764 vs 671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9280 vs 2310

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3580

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1871

1556

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4676

3638

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

671

2764

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2310

9280

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2	Intel Xeon W3580
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871	1556
PassMark - CPU mark	4676	3638
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	671	2764
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2310	9280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.116

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2	Intel Xeon W3580
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Bloomfield
Launch date	May 2012	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$220	$215
Place in performance rating	1824	1840
Price now	$329.11	$214.50
Processor Number	E3-1220V2	W3580
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.99	8.83
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.33 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)