Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 E5-2650 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 69.1°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1664 vs 1525
  • 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17389 vs 3847
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4894 vs 2169
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs April 2011
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1664 vs 1525
PassMark - CPU mark 17389 vs 3847
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4894 vs 2169

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220

  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 653 vs 618
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 653 vs 618

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1664
1525
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17389
3847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
618
653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4894
2169
Name Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220
PassMark - Single thread mark 1664 1525
PassMark - CPU mark 17389 3847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 618 653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4894 2169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 9.875

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge
Launch date September 2013 April 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $395
Place in performance rating 2015 2039
Price now $260.56 $190
Processor Number E5-2650V2 E3-1220
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 14.78 9.42
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm 216 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 20480 KB (shared) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 1400 million 1160 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 1066/1333

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 20
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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)

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Wireless Display (WiDi) support