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Intel Xeon E5 1620 v2
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Released July, 2014
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
5.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3
 | Supports more RAM 786,432 MB | | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes |
| | Newer Jul, 2014 |
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Released July, 2013
Intel Xeon E5 1620 v2
- 3.7 GHz
- Quad core
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E5 1620 v2
| | Significantly higher clock speed 3.7 GHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.21 GHz | | Lower typical power consumption 105.63W |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-1620 v3 vs 1620 v2 among all CPUs
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 | |
| 5.5 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more RAM | 786,432 MB | vs | 262,144 MB | Supports 3x more RAM | |||
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| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Jul, 2013 | Release date a year later | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.6 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.21 GHz | vs | 3.73 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 105.63W | vs | 113.75W | More than 5% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.03 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | vs | 122.64 $/year | More than 5% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | vs | 33.73 $/year | More than 5% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-1620 v3 vs E5 1620 v2
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
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-1620 v3 | vs | E5 1620 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.6 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 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | No | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 140W | 130W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 33.73 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 122.64 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 11.61 pt/W | 13.06 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 113.75W | 105.63W | |
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| Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
details | Xeon E5-1620 v3 | vs | E5 1620 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 10 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 66.2°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 4.21 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.8 GHz | 4.03 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.73 GHz | 4.21 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 | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| DDR | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 6,400 MB/s | 59,733.32 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 262,144 MB | |
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