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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

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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 performance per dollar 5.83 pt/$ vs 2.97 pt/$ More than 95% better performance per dollar
Much better performance per watt 18.71 pt/W vs 10.77 pt/W Around 75% better performance per watt
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Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 70.7 vs 63.9 More than 10% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Much better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score 1.96 fps vs 0.59 fps More than 3.2x better CompuBench 1.5 T-Rex score
Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Higher clock speed 3.6 GHz vs 3.4 GHz More than 5% higher clock speed
Slightly higher turbo clock speed 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz More than 5% higher turbo clock speed

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs Core i7 4790

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Xeon E3-1231 v3
0.59 fps
Core i7 4790
1.96 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1231 v3
12,960
Core i7 4790
13,718

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1231 v3
3,431
Core i7 4790
3,632

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1231 v3
4,175,000 MB/s
Core i7 4790
4,570,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1231 v3
12,749
Core i7 4790
13,457

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E3-1231 v3
13,285
Core i7 4790
14,348

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E3-1231 v3
9,627
Core i7 4790
9,996

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E3-1231 v3
2,170
Core i7 4790
2,284

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E3-1231 v3  vs
Core i7 4790 
Clock speed 3.4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz 4 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

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

details

 Xeon E3-1231 v3  vs
Core i7 4790 
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

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

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 10.77 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
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Comments

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Antonio Freire (08:38 PM, January 13, 2016)
I agree with you. If you consider the sum of the pointed aspects less the two integrated graphics, the averages (Performance +Single-core Performance + Performance per Watt +Value)/4 = 6,425(Xeon) and 6,825(Core I7). Someone take your own comclusion.
PickleHater (05:34 AM, December 31, 2015)
Finally someone said it, thank you
Brandon Foley (05:04 AM, December 31, 2015)
Yeah, and the rating here is incredibly skewed because of the lack of on-board graphics. The e3 is by far the best value and it uses less power to do essentially the same work as an i7
PickleHater (06:09 AM, November 30, 2015)
Ok but if you're using a graphics card anyway would an E3 make more sense as per budget and resources? Anyone?
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