Xeon Silver 4309Y vs E3-1220 v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v5
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.75
Xeon Silver 4309Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
12.35
+229%

Silver 4309Y outperforms E3-1220 v5 by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1398579
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.0225.59
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date19 October 2015 (8 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$203no data
Current price$91 (0.4x MSRP)$683

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4309Y has 2409% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data76 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 Silver 4309Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size64 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Silver 4309Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Xeon E3-1220 v5 3.75
Xeon Silver 4309Y 12.35
+229%

Silver 4309Y outperforms E3-1220 v5 by 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1220 v5 5797
Xeon Silver 4309Y 19100
+229%

Silver 4309Y outperforms E3-1220 v5 by 229% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.75 12.35
Recency 19 October 2015 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 105 Watt

The Xeon Silver 4309Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v5 in performance tests.


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