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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Released
Q2/2013
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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 or Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q3/2013.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    842 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    10 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    257 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    761 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    330 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1014 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    497 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    98 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    569 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    429 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    956 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.84 times less performance per watt

    80 W left arrow 95 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

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v2 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v3
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2660 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
    2.20 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.00 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 4
  • 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 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2. 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
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2, 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, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3.

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
113
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
132
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
916
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
517
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
578
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
786
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
5441
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
2679
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
2275
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
3250
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
28770
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10320
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
0.93
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
1.48
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
11.26
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
5.67
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
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
13142
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
6747
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

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