Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 vs Xeon E3 1220 v2
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 with 12 cores 2.5GHz and Xeon E3 1220 v2 with 4 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 3MB)
Xeon E3 1220 v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Lower TDP (69W vs 120W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3
+53%
945
Xeon E3 1220 v2
614
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E5 2678 v3
+282%
7467
Xeon E3 1220 v2
1951
General Parameters
Jan 2015
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
120 W
Power Consumption
69 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
356 mm²
Die Size
160 mm²
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
12
Total Core Count
4
24
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
31.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
3 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
2
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4-2133
Memory Types
DDR3
4
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
40
PCIe Lanes
16
