Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2 vs E3-1270 |
Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz |
| | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz | | Newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
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Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E3-1270
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the E3-1270
| | Much better performance per watt 10.9 pt/W | | Much better performance per dollar 2.6 pt/$ |
by Niels-Broekhuijsen (Apr, 2013)The E7-8800 V2 chips would work in configurations that feature up to eight sockets and will feature 15 cores per CPU, along with Hyperthreading, resulting in 30 threads per socket.
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 56.06W | vs | 65W | Around 15% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | May, 2012 | vs | Apr, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | vs | 70.08 $/year | Around 15% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | vs | 19.27 $/year | Around 15% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much better performance per watt | 10.9 pt/W | vs | 3.52 pt/W | More than 3x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 2.6 pt/$ | vs | 0.68 pt/$ | More than 3.8x better performance per dollar | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1270 v2 vs E3-1270
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1270 v2 | vs | E3-1270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.9 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 | 69W | 80W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | 19.27 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | 70.08 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.52 pt/W | 10.9 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 56.06W | 65W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon E3-1270 v2 | vs | E3-1270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 35 | 34 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 0 | 1 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Number of displays supported | 0 | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 33,556.48 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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