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Intel Xeon E3-1220
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See full details Intel Xeon L3426 vs E3-1220 |
Released September, 2009
Intel Xeon L3426
- 1.86 GHz
- Quad core
4.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon L3426
 | 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 $/year |
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Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E3-1220
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E3-1220
| | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,722 |
| | Much better performance per watt 12.06 pt/W | | Much better performance per dollar 4.59 pt/$ |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of L3426 vs E3-1220 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 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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 | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon L3426 vs E3-1220
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 L3426 | vs | E3-1220 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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