Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4607 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7557 vs 5193

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7557 vs 5193

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1378

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955 vs 1378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1378

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7557

5193

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1378	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	7557	5193
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		798
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2702

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4607 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1667	1681
Processor Number	E5-4607V2	E3-1220 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$239
Price now		$240.89
Value for money (0-100)		8.68
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	12	4
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 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	4S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection 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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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