Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs Intel Core i5-4440

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 and Intel Core i5-4440 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E3-1226 v3

Intel Core i5-4440

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2103 vs 1854
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5524 vs 4790
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 881 vs 779
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2905 vs 2503

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2103 vs 1854
PassMark - CPU mark	5524 vs 4790
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	881 vs 779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2905 vs 2503

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4440

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2103

1854

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5524

4790

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

881

779

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2905

2503

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3	Intel Core i5-4440
PassMark - Single thread mark	2103	1854
PassMark - CPU mark	5524	4790
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	881	779
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2905	2503
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4721
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2659
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.29
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		68.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.368
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.326

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3	Intel Core i5-4440
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1059	2366
Processor Number	E3-1226V3	i5-4440
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$335
Price now		$169.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.25
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.72°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB	2 GB
Device ID		0x412
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz	1920x1200@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3	4.3
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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	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® AVX2
Intel 64
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)