Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7273 vs 7220
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 920 vs 909

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7273 vs 7220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	920 vs 909

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3

Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3422 vs 3374

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2199 vs 2196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3422 vs 3374

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2196

2199

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7273

7220

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

920

909

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3374

3422

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2196	2199
PassMark - CPU mark	7273	7220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	920	909
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3374	3422
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	46.043
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.134

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	June 2013	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$370	$531
Place in performance rating	1496	1510
Price now	$369.99	$400.99
Processor Number	E3-1270 v3	E3-1275 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	7.87	7.26
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.50 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	3.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	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 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Graphics
Processor graphics	None	Intel HD Graphics P4600
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only	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® AVX2
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3