Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E7-4850

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
32x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 64 GB
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12053 vs 7967

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12053 vs 7967

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Around 58% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 923

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203 vs 923

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

923

2203

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12053

7967

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	923	2203
PassMark - CPU mark	12053	7967
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		91.07
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.724
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.136

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'11	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1903	1916
Processor Number	E7-4850	E3-1230V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	2 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
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® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support