Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 87 Watt

Launch date	June 2013 vs May 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 87 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Around 46% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2127 vs 1619
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6526 vs 5251

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2127 vs 1619
PassMark - CPU mark	6526 vs 5251

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

2127

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5251

6526

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1619	2127
PassMark - CPU mark	5251	6526
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3289

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	June 2013	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$289	$885
Place in performance rating	1526	1539
Price now	$287.90	$885
Processor Number	E3-1230Lv3	E3-1290V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.40	3.23
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.70 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 frequency	2.80 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
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 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 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	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	87 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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)