Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2450L 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
5.4x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 70 Watt

Launch date	June 2013 vs May 2012
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 70 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450L

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 53% higher clock speed: 2.30 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1040 vs 777
8.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11711 vs 1407

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.30 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1040 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark	11711 vs 1407

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

777

1040

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1407

11711

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3	Intel Xeon E5-2450L
PassMark - Single thread mark	777	1040
PassMark - CPU mark	1407	11711
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3086

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3	Intel Xeon E5-2450L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	June 2013	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1873	1883
Processor Number	E3-1220LV3	E5-2450L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$72
Price now		$130
Value for money (0-100)		18.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.10 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	294 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.50 GHz	2.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	4	16
Transistor count	1400 million	1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt	70 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only	2S 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® 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)