Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L 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.

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 77.6°C vs 77.5°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
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10838 vs 2295

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C vs 77.5°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	10838 vs 2295

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L

Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
5.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1604 vs 1384

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1604 vs 1384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1384

1604

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10838

2295

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1384	1604
PassMark - CPU mark	10838	2295

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'15	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1619	1626
Processor Number	E5-4650V3	E3-1220L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C	77.5°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	4
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Transistor count		504 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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	20 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