Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2450L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2010 vs 1035
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2013 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2010 vs 1035

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2450L

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x 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 20% lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 84 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11631 vs 5307
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
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 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 70 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 11631 vs 5307

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2450L

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2010
1035
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5307
11631
Name Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2450L
PassMark - Single thread mark 2010 1035
PassMark - CPU mark 5307 11631
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.617
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 76.398
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.994
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 987
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2348

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2450L

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date June 2013 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $384 $72
Place in performance rating 1924 1907
Price now $458.34 $130
Processor Number E3-1225V3 E5-2450L
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.63 18.72
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 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 8192 KB (shared) 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 2.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 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 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics P4600

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

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) 84 Watt 70 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)