Xeon E3-1220L v2 vs 6517P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6517P outperforms Xeon E3-1220L v2 by a whopping 1935% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 213 | 2429 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 24.25 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 15.62 | 8.58 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Granite Rapids (2024−2025) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) | 14 May 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,195 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6517P and Xeon E3-1220L v2 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 72 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 79 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6517P and Xeon E3-1220L v2 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6517P and Xeon E3-1220L v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 6517P and Xeon E3-1220L v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6517P and Xeon E3-1220L v2 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6517P and Xeon E3-1220L v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s) | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 32.23 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6517P and Xeon E3-1220L v2.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 88 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.68 | 1.36 |
| Recency | 24 February 2025 | 14 May 2012 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 17 Watt |
Xeon 6517P has a 1935.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
Xeon E3-1220L v2, on the other hand, has 1017.6% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 6517P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2 in performance tests.
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