Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs Intel Xeon E3-1235

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 and Intel Xeon E3-1235 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, 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).

 

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
  • 64x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 32 GB
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9571 vs 5053
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum memory size 2 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9571 vs 5053

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1235

  • Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 69°C
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1607 vs 703
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1607 vs 703

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1235

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
703
1607
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9571
5053
Name Intel Xeon E7-4850 Intel Xeon E3-1235
PassMark - Single thread mark 703 1607
PassMark - CPU mark 9571 5053
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 703
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.62

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4850 Intel Xeon E3-1235

Essentials

Architecture codename Westmere EX Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q2'11 April 2011
Place in performance rating 2318 2351
Processor Number E7-4850 E3-1235
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $287
Price now $244
Value for money (0-100) 9.27

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 69°C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.40 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
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 size 2 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz) DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 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 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Scalability S4S
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex 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

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics P3000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support