Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1230L 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% 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
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 vs 1619
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10268 vs 5251

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs June 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.80 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	15360 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	256 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101 vs 1619
PassMark - CPU mark	10268 vs 5251

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

5.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2101

1619

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10268

5251

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101	1619
PassMark - CPU mark	10268	5251
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	816
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.593

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Haswell
Launch date	September 2013	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,809	$289
Place in performance rating	1527	1530
Price now	$1,808.95	$287.90
Processor Number	E5-1660V2	E3-1230Lv3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	2.23	7.40
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	1.80 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	15360 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	0	0
Number of threads	12	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 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
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	25 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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