Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
28 more threads: 32 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
47.7x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32.23 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1575 vs 1538
10.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24421 vs 2348

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Number of threads	32 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32.23 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575 vs 1538
PassMark - CPU mark	24421 vs 2348

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Around 17% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
7.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

1538

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24421

2348

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1575	1538
PassMark - CPU mark	24421	2348
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5828

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1214	1215
Processor Number	E5-4660V4	E3-1220LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	83
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	32	4
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32.23 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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
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)