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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 based on its performance and cost to run.
See full details | Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs AMD Opteron 2214 |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | ![]() | Much more l3 cache 8 MB |
![]() | Much better PassMark score 6,602 | ![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
![]() | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
5.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 40% higher clock speed | |||
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Much more l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 1 MB | 8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better PassMark score | 6,602 | vs | 1,415 | Around 4.8x better PassMark score | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
Much better performance per watt | 13.51 pt/W | vs | 0.57 pt/W | Around 23.8x better performance per watt | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.45 GHz | vs | 2.84 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 4x more l3 cache per core | |||
Significantly lower typical power consumption | 56.06W | vs | 77.19W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | May, 2012 | vs | Aug, 2006 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration |
summary | Xeon E3-1220 v2 | vs | Opteron 2214 |
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Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
F | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 69W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 13.51 pt/W | 0.57 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 56.06W | 77.19W |
details | Xeon E3-1220 v2 | vs | Opteron 2214 |
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Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 90 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 2 | |
Clock multiplier | 31 | 11 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.45 GHz | 2.84 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.45 GHz | 2.84 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
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