Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3 vs E3-1230 v2 |
Released April, 2013
Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
- 1.8 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
 | Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 6.02 $/year | | Newer Apr, 2013 |
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Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
- 3.3 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the E3-1230 v2
| | Much higher clock speed 3.3 GHz | | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.7 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.67 GHz | | Much better performance per dollar 4.25 pt/$ |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 56.06W | 2.8x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 60.44 $/year | 2.8x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 16.62 $/year | 2.8x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2013 | vs | May, 2012 | Release date 10 months later | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 85% higher clock speed | |||
| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 30% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.67 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 4.25 pt/$ | vs | 0.95 pt/$ | Around 4.5x better performance per dollar | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.5 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | Around 95% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1230L v3 vs E3-1230 v2
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1230L v3 | vs | E3-1230 v2 |
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| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
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 | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 25W | 69W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | 16.62 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | 60.44 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 9.46 pt/W | 13.85 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 20.31W | 56.06W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 0 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon E3-1230L v3 | vs | E3-1230 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.8 GHz | 3.67 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 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 33,556.48 MB | |
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