Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1770 vs 1664
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24173 vs 5139
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 713 vs 685
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 2613

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
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 1664
PassMark - CPU mark	24173 vs 5139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713 vs 685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890 vs 2613

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

1664

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24173

5139

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

685

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7890

2613

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1230
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770	1664
PassMark - CPU mark	24173	5139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713	685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890	2613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5668

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1717	1722
Processor Number	E5-2680V3	E3-1230
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$428
Price now		$215
Value for money (0-100)		10.75
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	8
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 1066/1333
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	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 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
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® 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® 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