Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Core i3-3220

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Intel Core i3-3220 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
  • 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
  • Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 65.3°C
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1770 vs 1726
  • 10.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24280 vs 2275
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 713 vs 607
  • 5.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 1340
  • 4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.094 vs 2.048
  • 10.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 78.362 vs 7.493
  • 4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.114 vs 0.277
  • 4.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.329 vs 1.059
  • 4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.027 vs 2.499
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 2
Number of threads 24 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 84.5°C vs 65.3°C
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1770 vs 1726
PassMark - CPU mark 24280 vs 2275
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 713 vs 607
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7890 vs 1340
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.094 vs 2.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 78.362 vs 7.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.114 vs 0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.329 vs 1.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.027 vs 2.499

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3220

  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 120 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-3220

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1770
1726
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24280
2275
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
713
607
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7890
1340
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.094
2.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
78.362
7.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.114
0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.329
1.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
12.027
2.499
Name Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Intel Core i3-3220
PassMark - Single thread mark 1770 1726
PassMark - CPU mark 24280 2275
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 713 607
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7890 1340
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.094 2.048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 78.362 7.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.114 0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 4.329 1.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 12.027 2.499
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1527
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1527

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Intel Core i3-3220

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q3'14 8 April 2012
Place in performance rating 1739 2716
Processor Number E5-2680V3 i3-3220
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $117
Price now $34.90
Value for money (0-100) 35.75

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 84.5°C 65.3°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 12 2
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 24 4
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V
Die size 94 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 1333/1600

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 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 120 Watt 55 Watt
Thermal Solution 2011C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability 2S

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® 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology

Virtualization

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

Graphics

Device ID 0x152
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2500

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support