Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 79 vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15084 vs 5131

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	79 vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	15084 vs 5131

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230

Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1663 vs 1144

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1663 vs 1144

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1144

1663

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15084

5131

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1230
PassMark - Single thread mark	1144	1663
PassMark - CPU mark	15084	5131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		685
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2613
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5668

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'16	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1738	1732
Processor Number	E5-4610V4	E3-1230
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$428
Price now		$215
Value for money (0-100)		10.75
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	8
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	1.5 TB	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	45mm x 52.5mm	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
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® Turbo Boost technology
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