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).

 

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: 1989 vs 922
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6198 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 1989 vs 922
PassMark - CPU mark 6198 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
1989
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4803
6198
Name Intel Xeon X7460 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 922 1989
PassMark - CPU mark 4803 6198
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 2244 2261
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