CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-2620 vs E3-1230 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Xeon E5-2620
6.5
Xeon E3-1230
6.6
Xeon E5620
6.3
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Xeon E5-2620
7.7
Xeon E3-1230
9.1
Xeon E5620
7.6
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Xeon E5-2620
n.d.
Xeon E3-1230
n.d.
Xeon E5620
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Xeon E5-2620
0.0
Xeon E3-1230
0.0
Xeon E5620
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Xeon E5-2620
5.1
Xeon E3-1230
5.1
Xeon E5620
5.1
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Xeon E5-2620
n.d.
Xeon E3-1230
n.d.
Xeon E5620
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
5.2

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Xeon E5-2620
4.8
Xeon E3-1230
5.2
Xeon E5620
4.8

Winner
Intel Xeon E3-1230 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E3-1230  based on its single-core performance and cost to run.

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Intel Xeon E5-2620

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Intel Xeon E3-1230

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Xeon E5-2620

Reasons to consider the
Intel Xeon E5-2620

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Much more l3 cache 15 MB vs 8 MB Around 90% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Much more l2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
More cores 6 vs 4 2 more cores; run more applications at once
Supports more RAM 393,216 MB vs 32,768 MB Supports 12x more RAM
More threads 12 vs 8 4 more threads
More l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core vs 2 MB/core 25% more l3 cache per core
More l2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core Around 35% more l2 cache per core
Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 2 vs 1 Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration
Newer Mar, 2012 vs Apr, 2011 Release date 11 months later
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Much higher clock speed 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz More than 60% higher clock speed
Much higher turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz Around 45% higher turbo clock speed
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 2,095 vs 1,231 More than 70% better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.73 GHz vs 2.28 GHz Around 65% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.64 GHz vs 2 GHz More than 80% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Lower typical power consumption 65W vs 77.19W More than 15% lower typical power consumption
Lower annual commercial energy cost 70.08 $/year vs 83.22 $/year More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost
Lower annual home energy cost 19.27 $/year vs 22.89 $/year More than 15% lower annual home energy cost

Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2620 vs E3-1230

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2620
10,510
Xeon E3-1230
9,612

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2620
1,736
Xeon E3-1230
2,467

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2620
1,315,000 MB/s
Xeon E3-1230
1,850,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2620
12,059
Xeon E3-1230
12,431

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Xeon E5-2620
13,391
Xeon E3-1230
13,394

GeekBench

Xeon E5-2620
13,391
Xeon E3-1230
13,394

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Xeon E5-2620
7,957
Xeon E3-1230
9,315

PassMark (Single Core)

Xeon E5-2620
1,231
Xeon E3-1230
2,095

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Xeon E5-2620  vs
E3-1230 
Clock speed 2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 2.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Hexa core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 2011
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 95W 80W
Annual home energy cost 22.89 $/year 19.27 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 83.22 $/year 70.08 $/year
Performance per watt 6.57 pt/W 9.54 pt/W
Typical power consumption 77.19W 65W

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3-800
DDR3
Channels Quad Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC Yes Yes
Maximum bandwidth 42,666.64 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 393,216 MB 32,768 MB

details

 Xeon E5-2620  vs
E3-1230 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 12 8
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.33 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 15 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 2 1
Clock multiplier 25 32
Operating temperature Unknown - 77.4°C Unknown - 69.1°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 4 4
Overclocked clock speed 2.28 GHz 3.73 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2 GHz 3.64 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.28 GHz 3.73 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

bus
Architecture QPI DMI
Number of links 2 1
Transfer rate 7,200 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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