Xeon E3-1565L v5 vs E3-1220 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1480	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.53	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	4.33	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake-DT (2015)	Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)	31 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$203	$417

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5 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 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	30	25
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	171 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,750 million	2,300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5. 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® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	no data	128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
FDI	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600 MHz, DDR4 2133 MHz at 1.2V
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz
Execution Units	no data	72

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5 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 E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5 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 E3-1220 v5 and Xeon E3-1565L v5.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2015	31 May 2016
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

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