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Intel Xeon E3-1220
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E3-1220 based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
See full details | Intel Xeon L3426 vs E3-1220 |
![]() | More threads 8 | ![]() | Significantly lower typical power consumption 36.56W |
![]() | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year | ![]() | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | ![]() | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,722 |
![]() | Much better performance per watt 12.06 pt/W | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 4.59 pt/$ |
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 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
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Significantly lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 65W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 70.08 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 19.27 $/year | Around 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 1.86 GHz | More than 65% higher clock speed | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,722 | vs | 1,078 | Around 60% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better performance per watt | 12.06 pt/W | vs | 2.5 pt/W | More than 4.8x better performance per watt | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 4.59 pt/$ | vs | 0.37 pt/$ | Around 12.5x better performance per dollar | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | vs | 3.08 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | vs | 1.87 GHz | More than 65% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | Apr, 2011 | vs | Sep, 2009 | Release date over 1 years later |
summary | Xeon L3426 | vs | E3-1220 |
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Clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1156 | |||
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 | 45W | 80W | |
Annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | 19.27 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | 70.08 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 2.5 pt/W | 12.06 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 36.56W | 65W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 21,333.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
details | Xeon L3426 | vs | E3-1220 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 4 | |
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 | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 14 | 31 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 58.3°C | Unknown - 69.1°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 3 | 2 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.08 GHz | 3.49 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.87 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.08 GHz | 3.49 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 | DMI | DMI | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 2,500 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
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