Socket SP3 vs Xeon E3-1220L v3

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Socket SP3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2403	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.07	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013)	Zen, Zen 2, Zen 3
Release date	2 June 2013 (10 years ago)	16 May 2017 (6 years ago)
Current price	$149	$45

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Socket SP3 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	2 (Dual-core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	no data
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Socket SP3 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1150	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	120 W120,000 mW 0.161 hp 0.12 kW , 155 W155,000 mW 0.208 hp 0.155 kW , 180 W180,000 mW 0.241 hp 0.18 kW

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Socket SP3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Socket SP3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Socket SP3 are enumerated here.

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 Socket SP3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L v3 and Socket SP3.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	2 June 2013	16 May 2017
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	120 Watt

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