Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17113 vs 7273
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5264 vs 3374

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17113 vs 7273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5264 vs 3374

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2196 vs 1718
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 920 vs 711

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2196 vs 1718
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	920 vs 711

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

2196

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17113

7273

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

711

920

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5264

3374

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1718	2196
PassMark - CPU mark	17113	7273
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	711	920
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5264	3374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		46.043

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1512	1496
Processor Number	E5-2630V3	E3-1270 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$370
Price now		$369.99
Value for money (0-100)		7.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–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	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	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	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	80 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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)
Anti-Theft technology
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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