Intel Xeon E3 1231 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1231 v3 with 4 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2 with 8 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E3 1231 v3 's Advantages
Released 8 months late
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3GHz)
Lower TDP (80W vs 130W)
Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 1600)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E3 1231 v3
+64%
1275
Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2
775
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E3 1231 v3
4198
Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2
+7%
4512
Blender
Intel Xeon E3 1231 v3
69
Intel Xeon E5 1680 v2
+62%
112
General Parameters
May 2014
Release Date
Sep 2013
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-WS
Core Architecture
Ivy Bridge-EP
Intel Socket 1150
Socket
Intel Socket 2011
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E3 (Haswell-WS)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Ivy Bridge-EP)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
2.8 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
80 W
Power Consumption
130 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
85 °C
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
341 mm²
CPU Performance
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34.0
Multiplier
30.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR3-1866
2
Max Memory Channels
4
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
16
PCIe Lanes
-
