Intel Xeon E7450 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7450 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Peripherals. 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 E7450

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7450

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9849 vs 7970

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9849 vs 7970

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 90 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2202 vs 1016

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2202 vs 1016

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7450
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1016

2202

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9849

7970

Name	Intel Xeon E7450	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	1016	2202
PassMark - CPU mark	9849	7970
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 E7450	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'08	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	2009	1999
Processor Number	E7450	E3-1230V5
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	503 mm2
L3 cache	12 MB L3 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	68°C
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1900 million
VID voltage range	0.900V-1.450V	0.55V-1.52V
Maximum frequency		3.80 GHz
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only