CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E3-1230 v2 vs 3770 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E3-1230 v2
6.1
Core i7 3770
6.9
Core i7 4770
7.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E3-1230 v2
8.2
Core i7 3770
8.5
Core i7 4770
9.1
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E3-1230 v2
0.0
Core i7 3770
6.8
Core i7 4770
9.4
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E3-1230 v2
0.0
Core i7 3770
5.8
Core i7 4770
7.1
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E3-1230 v2
5.1
Core i7 3770
5.2
Core i7 4770
5.3
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E3-1230 v2
n.d.
Core i7 3770
6.1
Core i7 4770
6.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
7.9

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon E3-1230 v2
5.5
Core i7 3770
7.9
Core i7 4770
8.6

Winner
Intel Core i7 3770 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 3770  based on its performance and single-core performance.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Much better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score 0.58 fps vs -1 fps More than 150% better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score
Much better performance per dollar 4.25 pt/$ vs 2.33 pt/$ Around 85% better performance per dollar
Much better performance per watt 13.85 pt/W vs 7.25 pt/W More than 90% better performance per watt
Lower typical power consumption 56.06W vs 62.56W More than 10% lower typical power consumption
Lower annual home energy cost 16.62 $/year vs 18.55 $/year More than 10% lower annual home energy cost
Lower annual commercial energy cost 60.44 $/year vs 67.45 $/year More than 10% lower annual commercial energy cost
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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Slightly higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz More than 5% higher turbo clock speed
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.03 GHz vs 3.67 GHz Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,072 vs 1,945 More than 5% better PassMark (Single core) score
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.32 GHz vs 3.5 GHz Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1230 v2 vs Core i7 3770

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Xeon E3-1230 v2
0.58 fps
Core i7 3770
-1 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1230 v2
11,802
Core i7 3770
12,524

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1230 v2
3,011
Core i7 3770
3,236

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1230 v2
2,450,000 MB/s
Core i7 3770
2,660,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1230 v2
11,675
Core i7 3770
12,495

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1230 v2
12,780
Core i7 3770
13,300

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E3-1230 v2
8,890
Core i7 3770
9,449

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E3-1230 v2
1,945
Core i7 3770
2,072

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E3-1230 v2  vs
Core i7 3770 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.7 GHz 3.9 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

integrated graphics
GPU None GPU
Label N/A Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Latest DirectX N/A 11.x
Number of displays supported N/A 3
GPU clock speed N/A 650 MHz
Turbo clock speed N/A 1,150 MHz
3DMark06 N/A 5,339.9

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s

details

 Xeon E3-1230 v2  vs
Core i7 3770 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 8
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 22 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 33 34
Operating temperature Unknown - 65.8°C Unknown - 67.4°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 16 8
Overclock review score 0.9 0.9
Overclocked clock speed 3.67 GHz 4.03 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.5 GHz 4.32 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 8,973 3,085.5
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz 4.03 GHz

power consumption
TDP 69W 77W
Annual home energy cost 16.62 $/year 18.55 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 60.44 $/year 67.45 $/year
Performance per watt 13.85 pt/W 7.25 pt/W
Typical power consumption 56.06W 62.56W

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
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