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Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2016
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
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Released
Q4/2015
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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 or Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 85 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q4/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    937 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    589 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    487 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    999 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    724 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    237 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    440 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    251 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    633 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    932 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.94 times less performance per watt

    80 W left arrow 85 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    463 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    536 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    703 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    687 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    254 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    353 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    550 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    328 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    687 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
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 E5 left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v4 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v5
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 left arrow --
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
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    2.90 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 E3-1220 v5 and Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4, 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, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    10.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell E left arrow Skylake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q4/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
134
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
147
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
615
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
551
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
631
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
850
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
3254
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
2791
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3777
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
3731
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
15429
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
11161
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.63
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
1.82
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
7.58
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
6.01
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
8506
Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
7613
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

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