Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 vs Core i5 3470 |
Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
 | Much better performance per dollar 4.25 pt/$ | | Much better performance per watt 13.85 pt/W |
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 56.06W | | Slightly more l3 cache 8 MB |
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Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3470
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i5 3470
| | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 2,470,000 MB/s | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score 0.67 fps | | Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.09 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better performance per dollar | 4.25 pt/$ | vs | 2.7 pt/$ | More than 55% better performance per dollar | |||
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| Much better performance per watt | 13.85 pt/W | vs | 4.41 pt/W | Around 3.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 56.06W | vs | 86.05W | Around 35% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Slightly more l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better PassMark score | 8,890 | vs | 6,607 | Around 35% better PassMark score | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | vs | 31.22 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | vs | 84.62 $/year | Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 2,470,000 MB/s | vs | 2,450,000 MB/s | Almost the same | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score | 0.67 fps | vs | 0.58 fps | More than 15% better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | More than 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1230 v2 vs Core i5 3470
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
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 (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1230 v2 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 69W | 77W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | 31.22 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | 84.62 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 13.85 pt/W | 4.41 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 56.06W | 86.05W | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 33,556.48 MB | 32,768 MB | |
details | Xeon E3-1230 v2 | vs | Core i5 3470 |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 33 | 32 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 65.8°C | Unknown - 67.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 16 | 22 | |
| Overclock review score | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.67 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | 4.09 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 2500 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 650 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,100 MHz | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI 2.0 | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
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