Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 871 vs 758
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 72 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 871 vs 758

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2022 vs 1822
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21209 vs 5549
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6231 vs 3046
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 vs 1822
PassMark - CPU mark 21209 vs 5549
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6231 vs 3046

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1822
2022
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5549
21209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
871
758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3046
6231
Name Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1822 2022
PassMark - CPU mark 5549 21209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 871 758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3046 6231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.999

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaby Lake Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q1'17 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1688 1678
Processor Number E3-1220V6 E5-2667V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $2,300
Price now $763.56
Value for money (0-100) 6.24

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.00 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 16
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V 0.65–1.30V
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 74°C
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 72 Watt 130 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 x4, x8, x16
Scalability 1S Only 2S 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)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)