Xeon Silver 4310 vs E3-1230 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 69 Watt
3.90
Xeon Silver 4310
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
14.01
+259%

Xeon Silver 4310 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v2 by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1453529
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.72no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.3511.05
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$360no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size32.77 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 E3-1230 v2 3.90
Xeon Silver 4310 14.01
+259%

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 E3-1230 v2 6199
Xeon Silver 4310 22250
+259%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.90 14.01
Recency 14 May 2012 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v2 has 73.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4310, on the other hand, has a 259.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Silver 4310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 v2 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Xeon Silver 4310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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