Intel Xeon E5-4603 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4603 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4603

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6690 vs 5350
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2012 vs April 2011
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6690 vs 5350

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270

  • Around 90% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1744 vs 995
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1744 vs 995

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4603
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
995
1744
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6690
5350
Name Intel Xeon E5-4603 Intel Xeon E3-1270
PassMark - Single thread mark 995 1744
PassMark - CPU mark 6690 5350
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 738
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2830
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 79.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.794

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-4603 Intel Xeon E3-1270

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EP Sandy Bridge
Launch date May 2012 April 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $712 $369
Place in performance rating 2107 2111
Price now $1,890.99 $317
Processor Number E5-4603 E3-1270
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 0.78 7.66
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 294 mm 216 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1270 million 1160 million
VID voltage range 0.6V-1.35V
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 384 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 1066/1333

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 20
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
Scalability 4S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
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