Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 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, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2

  • 11 more cores, run more applications at once: 15 vs 4
  • 26 more threads: 30 vs 4
  • 48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
  • 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25055 vs 5533
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 15 vs 4
Number of threads 30 vs 4
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 25055 vs 5533

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 155 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2106 vs 1790
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2106 vs 1790

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1790
2106
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25055
5533
Name Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1790 2106
PassMark - CPU mark 25055 5533
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 881
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2905
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1019
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3378
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4721

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Haswell
Launch date Q1'14 Q2'14
Place in performance rating 1048 1059
Processor Number E7-4890V2 E3-1226V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 77°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 15 4
Number of QPI Links 3 0
Number of threads 30 4

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333/1600 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 1
Package Size 52mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 155 Watt 84 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 32 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability S4S 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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

Execution Units 20
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2
OpenGL 4.3