Intel Xeon X7460 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X7460 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. 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 X7460

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X7460

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4

Number of cores	6 vs 4

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 65.8°C vs 64°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1984 vs 922
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6195 vs 4803

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	65.8°C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 16 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984 vs 922
PassMark - CPU mark	6195 vs 4803

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X7460
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

922

1984

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4803

6195

Name	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	922	1984
PassMark - CPU mark	4803	6195
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2984
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.824

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon X7460	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Dunnington	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'08	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2269	2275
Processor Number	X7460	E3-1230V2
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$360
Price now		$352.10
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	503 mm2	160 mm
L3 cache	16 MB L2 Cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	64°C	65.8°C
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1900 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.9000V-1.4500V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3.70 GHz
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	69 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® Identity Protection technology
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® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.77 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1333/1600
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4