Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 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, 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 E5-2603 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 73°C vs 65.8°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
46.9x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32.77 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7992 vs 6199

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	73°C vs 65.8°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7992 vs 6199

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

2 more threads: 8 vs 6
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1989 vs 1081
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 766 vs 471
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2984 vs 2370

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1989 vs 1081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	766 vs 471
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2984 vs 2370

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

1989

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7992

6199

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

471

766

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2370

2984

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	1989
PassMark - CPU mark	7992	6199
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	471	766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2370	2984
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.824

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2276	2262
Processor Number	E5-2603V4	E3-1230V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$360
Price now		$352.10
Value for money (0-100)		7.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	73°C	65.8°C
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	6	8
VID voltage range	0
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	69 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	2S
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® AVX2	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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)