Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 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 - 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 E5-2667 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2024 vs 1955
  • 4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21310 vs 5193
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6231 vs 2702
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2013 vs June 2013
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
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 2024 vs 1955
PassMark - CPU mark 21310 vs 5193
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6231 vs 2702

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 798 vs 758
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 798 vs 758

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2024
1955
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
21310
5193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
758
798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6231
2702
Name Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 2024 1955
PassMark - CPU mark 21310 5193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 758 798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6231 2702
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.999

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Haswell
Launch date September 2013 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $2,300 $239
Place in performance rating 1679 1681
Price now $763.56 $240.89
Processor Number E5-2667V2 E3-1220 v3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 6.24 8.68
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm 160 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 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 74°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 1400 million 1400 million
VID voltage range 0.65–1.30V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

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 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 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 Only 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® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
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