Xeon E3-1501M v6 vs E3-1230 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1191	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Mobile workstation
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	6.80	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	12 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	35	29
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6. 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	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics P630

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1501M v6.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 March 2017	12 June 2017
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	45 Watt

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