Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2420

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2420 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, 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 E3-1270 v2

  • Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2078 vs 1108
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6479 vs 3065
  • Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 791 vs 454
  • Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3155 vs 2647
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2078 vs 1108
PassMark - CPU mark 6479 vs 3065
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 791 vs 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3155 vs 2647

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2420

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 11.7x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32.77 GB
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2420

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2078
1108
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6479
3065
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
791
454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3155
2647
Name Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2420
PassMark - Single thread mark 2078 1108
PassMark - CPU mark 6479 3065
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 791 454
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3155 2647
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 75.626
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.74

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2420

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date May 2012 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $192 $390
Place in performance rating 2324 2347
Price now $321.65 $390.02
Processor Number E3-1270V2 E5-2420
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.68 5.32
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 1.90 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 7.2 GT/s 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) 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 2.40 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 8 12
Transistor count 1400 million 1270 million
Number of QPI Links 1
VID voltage range 0.6V-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 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3 800/1066/1333

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0
Wireless Display (WiDi) 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 FCLGA1155 FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Max number of PCIe lanes 24
Scalability 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® AVX 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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)