Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
  • 16 more threads: 20 vs 4
  • 23.8x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.23 GB
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1942 vs 1505
  • 10.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24050 vs 2248
  • Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7269 vs 5828
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 2
Number of threads 20 vs 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32.23 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1942 vs 1505
PassMark - CPU mark 24050 vs 2248
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7269 vs 5828

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

  • 9.4x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 160 Watt
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2267 vs 805
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2267 vs 805

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1942
1505
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24050
2248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
805
2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7269
5828
Name Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1942 1505
PassMark - CPU mark 24050 2248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 805 2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7269 5828

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q3'14 May 2012
Place in performance rating 1243 1228
Processor Number E5-2687WV3 E3-1220LV2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 2.30 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 74.7°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 10 2
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 4
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32.23 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 1333/1600
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 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 160 Watt 17 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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
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)