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| Intel Xeon E3-1230 vs Core i7 2600 |
Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E3-1230
- 3.2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1230
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 65W | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 3.21 pt/$ |
![]() | Significantly better performance per watt 9.54 pt/W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 19.27 $/year |
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Released January, 2011
Intel Core i7 2600
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Core i7 2600
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
![]() | Slightly higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz | ![]() | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.93 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much lower typical power consumption | 65W | vs | 114.5W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 3.21 pt/$ | vs | 2.72 pt/$ | Around 20% better performance per dollar | |||
Significantly better performance per watt | 9.54 pt/W | vs | 6.48 pt/W | More than 45% better performance per watt | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | vs | 41.87 $/year | 2.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,095 | vs | 1,921 | Around 10% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | vs | 112.13 $/year | Around 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Slightly better PassMark score | 9,315 | vs | 8,219 | Around 15% better PassMark score | |||
Newer | Apr, 2011 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date 3 months later | |||
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Slightly higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.93 GHz | vs | 3.73 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Slightly higher Maximum operating temperature | 72.6 °C | vs | 69.1 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | vs | 3.64 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1230 vs Core i7 2600
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1230
9,612
Core i7 2600
10,986
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1230
2,467
Core i7 2600
2,876
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1230
1,850,000 MB/s
Core i7 2600
2,470,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1230
12,431
Core i7 2600
11,071
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Xeon E3-1230
13,394
Core i7 2600
11,820
GeekBench
Xeon E3-1230
13,394
Core i7 2600
14,233
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Xeon E3-1230
9,315
Core i7 2600
8,219
PassMark (Single Core)
Xeon E3-1230
2,095
Core i7 2600
1,921
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1230 | vs | Core i7 2600 |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.8 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 | 80W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 41.87 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 112.13 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 9.54 pt/W | 6.48 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 65W | 114.5W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Xeon E3-1230 | vs | Core i7 2600 |
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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 | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 32 | 34 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 72.6°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 3.93 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.64 GHz | 3.92 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 5,523.6 | 2,824.9 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.73 GHz | 3.93 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | 10.x | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 2 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 850 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,350 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
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