Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later

Launch date	June 2013 vs May 2012

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2167 vs 1946
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6595 vs 5163
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 852 vs 798
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3205 vs 2702

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2167 vs 1946
PassMark - CPU mark	6595 vs 5163
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	852 vs 798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3205 vs 2702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1946

2167

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5163

6595

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

798

852

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2702

3205

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1946	2167
PassMark - CPU mark	5163	6595
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	798	852
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2702	3205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.106

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	June 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$239	$645
Place in performance rating	1700	1717
Price now	$240.89	$1,512.82
Processor Number	E3-1220 v3	E3-1280V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.68	1.84
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	160 mm
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	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	69 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
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
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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 (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)