Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 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 E3-1231 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2148 vs 1352
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 891 vs 561
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3386 vs 3249

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2148 vs 1352
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	891 vs 561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3386 vs 3249

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11745 vs 7042

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11745 vs 7042

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2148

1352

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7042

11745

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

891

561

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3386

3249

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2148	1352
PassMark - CPU mark	7042	11745
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	891	561
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3386	3249
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2290
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.031
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.089

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	2146	1992
Processor Number	E3-1231V3	E5-2420V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$480
Price now		$579.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.38
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of QPI Links	0	1
Number of threads	8	12
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)