EPYC 9654 vs Xeon E3-1220L v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220L v3
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 13 Watt
0.89
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
75.70
+8406%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon E3-1220L v3 by a whopping 8406% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220L v3 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25576
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.36
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency5.2619.89
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220L v3 and EPYC 9654 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 cores2 (Dual-core)96
Threads4192
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4096 KB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size160 mm212x 72 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220L v3 and EPYC 9654 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
SocketFCLGA1150SP5
Power consumption (TDP)13 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220L v3 and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16128

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 E3-1220L v3 0.89
EPYC 9654 75.70
+8406%

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.

Xeon E3-1220L v3 1407
EPYC 9654 120246
+8446%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.89 75.70
Recency 2 June 2013 10 November 2022
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 4 192
Chip lithography 22 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 13 Watt 360 Watt

Xeon E3-1220L v3 has 2669.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 8405.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 4700% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 340% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220L v3 in performance tests.


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