Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 vs Intel Xeon L5506

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Intel Xeon L5506 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 74% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1989 vs 967
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6199 vs 4019
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2012 vs March 2009
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.13 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1989 vs 967
PassMark - CPU mark 6199 vs 4019

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5506

  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 65.8°C
  • 4.4x more maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 32.77 GB
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 69 Watt
Maximum core temperature 70°C vs 65.8°C
Maximum memory size 144 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 69 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5506

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1989
967
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6199
4019
Name Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 Intel Xeon L5506
PassMark - Single thread mark 1989 967
PassMark - CPU mark 6199 4019
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2984
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 1873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.824

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 Intel Xeon L5506

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Nehalem EP
Launch date May 2012 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $360 $125
Place in performance rating 2262 2235
Price now $352.10 $224
Processor Number E3-1230V2 L5506
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Launched
Value for money (0-100) 7.41 4.88
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 2.13 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 263 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) 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 65.8°C 70°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 2.13 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Transistor count 1400 million 731 million
Number of QPI Links 2
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 19.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32.77 GB 144 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3 800

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt 60 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 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 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

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