Intel Xeon E3-1290 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1290 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1290

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1834 vs 1665
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5429 vs 5137
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 725 vs 685
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2794 vs 2613

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs April 2011
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1834 vs 1665
PassMark - CPU mark	5429 vs 5137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	725 vs 685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2794 vs 2613

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230

Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 56.7°C
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 56.7°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1290
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1834

1665

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5429

5137

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

725

685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2794

2613

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1290	Intel Xeon E3-1230
PassMark - Single thread mark	1834	1665
PassMark - CPU mark	5429	5137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	725	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2794	2613
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5668

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1290	Intel Xeon E3-1230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	May 2011	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$885	$428
Place in performance rating	1763	1738
Price now	$885	$215
Processor Number	E3-1290	E3-1230
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.89	10.75
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 mm	216 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	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	56.7°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1160 million	1160 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
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	LGA1155	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)