Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 vs Intel Xeon X5560

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Intel Xeon X5560 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Intel Xeon X5560

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1984 vs 1305
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6195 vs 5572
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 766 vs 479
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2984 vs 1982

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs March 2009
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984 vs 1305
PassMark - CPU mark	6195 vs 5572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	766 vs 479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2984 vs 1982

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5560

Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 65.8°C
4.4x more maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 32.77 GB

Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 65.8°C
Maximum memory size	144 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5560

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

1305

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6195

5572

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

766

479

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2984

1982

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2	Intel Xeon X5560
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	1305
PassMark - CPU mark	6195	5572
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	766	479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2984	1982
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 X5560
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Nehalem EP
Launch date	May 2012	March 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$360	$44
Place in performance rating	2275	2245
Price now	$352.10	$57.95
Processor Number	E3-1230V2	X5560
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	7.41	27.43
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm2
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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.8°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
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	32 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333
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	95 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)