Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430L 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12183 vs 5282

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12183 vs 5282

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1625 vs 1374

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1625 vs 1374

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1374

1625

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12183

5282

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1374	1625
PassMark - CPU mark	12183	5282

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1589	1546
Processor Number	E5-2430LV2	E3-1230Lv3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$289
Price now		$287.90
Value for money (0-100)		7.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1	0
Number of threads	12	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	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	25 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	2S 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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