Intel Xeon E5-2690 vs E3-1270 v2 |
Released March, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-2690
- 2.9 GHz
- Octa core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-2690
 | Much more l3 cache 20 MB | | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | More cores 8 | | Much better performance per watt 7.64 pt/W |
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Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the E3-1270 v2
| | Much higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
| | Much lower typical power consumption 56.06W | | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l3 cache | 20 MB | vs | 8 MB | 2.5x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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| 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 | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 7.64 pt/W | vs | 3.52 pt/W | Around 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
| More threads | 16 | vs | 8 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Supports more RAM | 393,216 MB | vs | 33,556.48 MB | Supports around 11.8x more RAM | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 2.9 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 56.06W | vs | 109.69W | Around 50% lower typical power consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 60.44 $/year | vs | 118.26 $/year | Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 16.62 $/year | vs | 32.52 $/year | Around 50% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-2690 vs E3-1270 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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | E3-1270 v2 |
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| Clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa 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 | 135W | 69W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 32.52 $/year | 16.62 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 118.26 $/year | 60.44 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 7.64 pt/W | 3.52 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 109.69W | 56.06W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 1 | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon E5-2690 | vs | E3-1270 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 16 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 20 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 2 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 38 | 35 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 7 | 0 | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | 0 | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 51,200 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 393,216 MB | 33,556.48 MB | |
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