Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, 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 v3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2080 vs 1765
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6819 vs 5859
  • Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 865 vs 730
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3280 vs 3096
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2013 vs March 2012
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2080 vs 1765
PassMark - CPU mark 6819 vs 5859
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 865 vs 730
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3280 vs 3096

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620

  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 11.7x more maximum memory size: 375 GB vs 32 GB
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 375 GB vs 32 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2080
1765
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6819
5859
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
865
730
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3280
3096
Name Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark 2080 1765
PassMark - CPU mark 6819 5859
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 865 730
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3280 3096
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3655 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 83.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.897

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1620

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date June 2013 March 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $264 $313
Place in performance rating 2106 2098
Price now $261.66 $329.93
Processor Number E3-1230 v3 E5-1620
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.50 8.09
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 0 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) 10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0 0
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1400 million 1270 million
Maximum core temperature 64.0 °C
VID voltage range 0.60V - 1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 375 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 130 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 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® 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)