Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1290 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.

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6991 vs 6315
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3526 vs 3289

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6991 vs 6315
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3526 vs 3289

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 87 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 2011
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 860 vs 831

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	87 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 vs 2011
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	860 vs 831

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2011

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6991

6315

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

831

860

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3526

3289

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2011	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	6991	6315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	831	860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3526	3289

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1570	1566
Processor Number	E5-1620V3	E3-1290V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$885
Price now		$885
Value for money (0-100)		3.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.2°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
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	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
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	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	87 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® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)