Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. 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), 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 E5-2620 v3

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13284 vs 8229
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13284 vs 8229

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1697
  • Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 996 vs 697
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 72 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2206 vs 1697
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 996 vs 697
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3972 vs 3958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1697
2206
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13284
8229
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
697
996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3958
3972
Name Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark 1697 2206
PassMark - CPU mark 13284 8229
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 697 996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3958 3972
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 194.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.998

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Kaby Lake
Launch date Q3'14 Q1'17
Place in performance rating 1401 1408
Processor Number E5-2620V3 E3-1230V6
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 12 8
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 59 GB/s 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866 DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 72 Watt

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 2S 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported

Virtualization

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

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support