Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

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Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3 Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3 with 12 cores 2.2GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Lower TDP (87W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3 +6%

885

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

833

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3 +138%

6846

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

2870

Intel Xeon E5 2658 v3

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Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

General Parameters

Sep 2014

Release Date

May 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Haswell-EP

Core Architecture

Ivy Bridge

Intel Socket 2011-3

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

1.4 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

Intel Socket 2011-3

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

105 W

Power Consumption

87 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

356 mm²

Die Size

160 mm²

FC-LGA12A

Package

FC-LGA12C

CPU Performance

2.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

12

Total Core Count

4

24

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

22.0

Multiplier

37.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR3

4

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

40

PCIe Lanes

16

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