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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 based on its single-core performance and power consumption.
See full details | Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Core i7 4770 |
![]() | Much better performance per dollar 5.83 pt/$ | ![]() | Much better performance per watt 18.71 pt/W |
![]() | Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,170 | ![]() | Newer Apr, 2014 |
![]() | Much better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score 1.65 fps | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.01 GHz |
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 |
9.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Much better performance per dollar | 5.83 pt/$ | vs | 3.12 pt/$ | More than 85% better performance per dollar | |||
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Much better performance per watt | 18.71 pt/W | vs | 10.41 pt/W | Around 80% better performance per watt | |||
Slightly better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,170 | vs | 2,029 | More than 5% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Newer | Apr, 2014 | vs | Jun, 2013 | Release date 10 months later | |||
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Much better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score | 1.65 fps | vs | 0.59 fps | More than 2.8x better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.01 GHz | vs | 3.81 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
summary | Xeon E3-1231 v3 | vs | Core i7 4770 |
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Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.9 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 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 80W | 84W | |
Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 20.24 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 73.58 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 18.71 pt/W | 10.41 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 65W | 68.25W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Xeon E3-1231 v3 | vs | Core i7 4770 |
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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 | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.76 GHz | 3.85 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.81 GHz | 4.01 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.76 GHz | 3.85 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 350 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | 1,200 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-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 | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
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