Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2279 vs 1787
  • Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 965 vs 660
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2279 vs 1787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 965 vs 660

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21267 vs 7535
  • Around 69% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6091 vs 3597
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 21267 vs 7535
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6091 vs 3597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2279
1787
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7535
21267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
965
660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3597
6091
Name Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2279 1787
PassMark - CPU mark 7535 21267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 965 660
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3597 6091
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 14639
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 68.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 6.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 18.09

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date Q2'14 September 2013
Place in performance rating 1418 1425
Processor Number E3-1271V3 E5-2680V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $1,260
Price now $401.11
Value for money (0-100) 11.60

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.60 GHz 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 10
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 8 20
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25600 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 82°C
Transistor count 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 768 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 115 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 40
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® 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)