Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
Select video card 1
Select video card 2

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
star star star star star
Released
Q2/2013
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
Released
Q1/2014
Overall score
star star star star star
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 or Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 15 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q1/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    956 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 11% better overclocked clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    80 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    609 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    558 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    789 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    850 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    399 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    383 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    292 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    384 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    726 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    200 place
  • More number of cores

    About 3.75 times more cores

    15 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

No data

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Intel Xeon E7
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v3 left arrow Intel Xeon E7 v2
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 15
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 30
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    80 W left arrow 130 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 38.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Ivy Bridge EX
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow LGA 2011
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow Q1/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Latest comparisons