Xeon W-1390P vs E3-1220 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1480	415
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.53	64.80
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Power efficiency	4.33	12.03
Architecture codename	Skylake-DT (2015)	Rocket Lake-S (2021)
Release date	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)	6 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$203	$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-1390P has 2461% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	276 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,750 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P 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
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P 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 W-1390P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	50 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	12.1
OpenGL	N/A	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon W-1390P.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.80	16.49
Recency	19 October 2015	6 May 2021
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	125 Watt

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