Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 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 E5-2697 v2

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 24 vs 4
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.8x 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
  • 4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22865 vs 5184
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6947 vs 2702
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2013 vs June 2013
Number of cores 12 vs 4
Number of threads 24 vs 4
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 30 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 22865 vs 5184
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6947 vs 2702

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1953 vs 1715
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 798 vs 654
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1953 vs 1715
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 798 vs 654

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1715
1953
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
22865
5184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
654
798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6947
2702
Name Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1715 1953
PassMark - CPU mark 22865 5184
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 654 798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6947 2702
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 11.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 75.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.769

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Haswell
Launch date 10 September 2013 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $1,723 $239
Place in performance rating 1710 1693
Price now $2,235.02 $240.89
Processor Number E5-2697V2 E3-1220 v3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 2.30 8.68
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.70 GHz 3.10 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm 160 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 8GT / s
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 30 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3.50 GHz
Number of cores 12 4
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 24 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 51mm 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