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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 |
Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
5.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
 | 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 |
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Released August, 2006
AMD Opteron 2214
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 2214
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E3-1220 v2 vs 2214 among all CPUs
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 | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1220 v2 vs Opteron 2214
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1220 v2 | vs | Opteron 2214 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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