Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1220

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 77.6°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 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7229 vs 3847

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	77.6°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	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7229 vs 3847

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220

Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1525 vs 1027

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1525 vs 1027

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1027

1525

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7229

3847

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1027	1525
PassMark - CPU mark	7229	3847
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2169

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'15	April 2011
Place in performance rating	2058	2040
Processor Number	E5-4610V3	E3-1220
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Price now		$190
Value for money (0-100)		9.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	4
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	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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
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