Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 E3-1230 v2

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.493 vs 4.18
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 78.109 vs 75.626
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.544 vs 0.539
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.162 vs 2.095
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 5.824 vs 5.74

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.493 vs 4.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.109 vs 75.626
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.544 vs 0.539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.162 vs 2.095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.824 vs 5.74

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2080 vs 1988
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6482 vs 6186
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 791 vs 766
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3155 vs 2984

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2080 vs 1988
PassMark - CPU mark	6482 vs 6186
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	791 vs 766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3155 vs 2984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1988

2080

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6186

6482

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

766

791

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2984

3155

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.493

4.18

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

78.109

75.626

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.544

0.539

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.162

2.095

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.824

5.74

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1988	2080
PassMark - CPU mark	6186	6482
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	766	791
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2984	3155
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	1873	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.493	4.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.109	75.626
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.544	0.539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.162	2.095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.824	5.74

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	May 2012	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$360	$192
Place in performance rating	2202	2237
Price now	$352.10	$321.65
Processor Number	E3-1230V2	E3-1270V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.41	8.68
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.50 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 core temperature	65.8°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	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	32.77 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1333/1600
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	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt	69 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support