Intel Xeon E7-4870 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4870 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7-4870

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4870

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
Around 87% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
64x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 32 GB
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1054 vs 777
8.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11939 vs 1407

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 1.50 GHz
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054 vs 777
PassMark - CPU mark	11939 vs 1407

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
10x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 130 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	13 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4870
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1054

777

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11939

1407

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1054	777
PassMark - CPU mark	11939	1407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1745
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3086

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4870	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'11	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1865	1879
Processor Number	E7-4870	E3-1220LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1.10 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	2.80 GHz	1.50 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of threads	20	4
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 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 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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	13 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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
Processor graphics		None