Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 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 E5-1620 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 65.8°C
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 7.8x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 32.77 GB
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2022 vs 1989
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6549 vs 6197
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 771 vs 766
  • Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3220 vs 2984
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.986 vs 4.493
  • Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 86.752 vs 78.109
  • Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.613 vs 0.544
  • Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 2.351 vs 2.162
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.181 vs 5.824
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs May 2012
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature 70°C vs 65.8°C
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 32.77 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 vs 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 6549 vs 6197
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 771 vs 766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3220 vs 2984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.986 vs 4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 86.752 vs 78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.613 vs 0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.351 vs 2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.181 vs 5.824

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

  • Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 130 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2022
1989
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6549
6197
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
771
766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3220
2984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.986
4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
86.752
78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.613
0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.351
2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.181
5.824
Name Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2022 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 6549 6197
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 771 766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3220 2984
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0 1873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.986 4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 86.752 78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.613 0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.351 2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.181 5.824

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Ivy Bridge
Launch date September 2013 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $315 $360
Place in performance rating 2281 2261
Price now $329 $352.10
Processor Number E5-1620V2 E3-1230V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.46 7.41
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.70 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 0 GT/s QPI 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 10240 KB (shared) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C 65.8°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1400 million 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 256 GB 32.77 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 69 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Fast Memory Access

Virtualization

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