Xeon E3-1280 vs E-2224

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1186	1411
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.54	1.59
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	27 May 2019 (4 years ago)	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$450
Current price	$297 (1.5x MSRP)	$198 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2224 has 689% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	126 mm2	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
FDI	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Quick Sync Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2224 and Xeon E3-1280.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

E-2224 outperforms E3-1280 by 30% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.73	3.63
Recency	27 May 2019	3 April 2011
Threads	4	8
Cost	$193	$450
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	95 Watt

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