Intel Xeon E5-1620 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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).

Intel Xeon E5-1620

Intel Xeon E3-1270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
11.7x more maximum memory size: 375 GB vs 32 GB
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1757 vs 1743
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5845 vs 5354
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3096 vs 2830

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs April 2011
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	375 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1757 vs 1743
PassMark - CPU mark	5845 vs 5354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3096 vs 2830

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270

Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 64.0 °C
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 738 vs 730

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 64.0 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	738 vs 730

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1757

1743

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5845

5354

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

730

738

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3096

2830

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620	Intel Xeon E3-1270
PassMark - Single thread mark	1757	1743
PassMark - CPU mark	5845	5354
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	730	738
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3096	2830
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.794

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620	Intel Xeon E3-1270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	March 2012	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$313	$369
Place in performance rating	2100	2110
Price now	$329.93	$317
Processor Number	E5-1620	E3-1270
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.09	7.66
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	294 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	10240 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	64.0 °C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1270 million	1160 million
VID voltage range	0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	375 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)
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