Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2 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 E5-2430L v2

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

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
11.7x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 45% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 87 Watt
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12183 vs 6526

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 87 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12183 vs 6526

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Around 46% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2127 vs 1374

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2127 vs 1374

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1374

2127

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12183

6526

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1374	2127
PassMark - CPU mark	12183	6526
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3289

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2430L v2	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1549	1539
Processor Number	E5-2430LV2	E3-1290V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 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	2.40 GHz	3.70 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	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	1
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	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 1333/1600
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	87 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	2S 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® AVX	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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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)