Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 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, 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 E3-1270 v2

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
62.5x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 32.77 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9571 vs 6479

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9571 vs 6479

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 130 Watt
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2078 vs 703

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2078 vs 703

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

703

2078

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9571

6479

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	703	2078
PassMark - CPU mark	9571	6479
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		791
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3155
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		75.626
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.095
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.74

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'11	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2318	2324
Processor Number	E7-4850	E3-1270V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$192
Price now		$321.65
Value for money (0-100)		8.68
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory size	2 TB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	69 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
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® 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® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support