Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2277 vs 2193
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7513 vs 7279
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 965 vs 920
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3597 vs 3374

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2277 vs 2193
PassMark - CPU mark	7513 vs 7279
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	965 vs 920
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3597 vs 3374

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2277

2193

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7513

7279

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

965

920

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3597

3374

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2277	2193
PassMark - CPU mark	7513	7279
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	965	920
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3597	3374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		46.043

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1418	1504
Processor Number	E3-1271V3	E3-1270 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$370
Price now		$369.99
Value for money (0-100)		7.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	0
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
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
ECC memory 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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 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® 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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None