Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. 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 E5-1650 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 160% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 32 GB
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2052 vs 777
  • 6.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9324 vs 1407
  • Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4838 vs 3086
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs June 2013
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2052 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark 9324 vs 1407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4838 vs 3086

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

  • 10x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1745 vs 783
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1745 vs 783

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2052
777
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9324
1407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
783
1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4838
3086
Name Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2052 777
PassMark - CPU mark 9324 1407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 783 1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4838 3086
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 67.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.992

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Haswell
Launch date September 2013 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $917
Place in performance rating 1888 1879
Price now $644.95
Processor Number E5-1650V2 E3-1220LV3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 5.81
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.50 GHz 1.10 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 12288 KB (shared) 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 1.50 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of QPI Links 0 0
Number of threads 12 4
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 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 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 13 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)

Virtualization

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

Graphics

Processor graphics None