Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 1604
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7021 vs 2295

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs April 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150 vs 1604
PassMark - CPU mark	7021 vs 2295

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L

4.2x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 84 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 84 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2150

1604

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7021

2295

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220L
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150	1604
PassMark - CPU mark	7021	2295
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	111.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.882
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	561
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2870
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	561
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2870
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	645

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	June 2013	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$320
Place in performance rating	1525	1526
Price now	$339.95
Processor Number	E3-1245 v3	E3-1220L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.30
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	131 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)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	1400 million	504 million
Maximum core temperature		77.5°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics P4600
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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)	84 Watt	20 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)