Xeon E5-2693 V3 vs E3-1245 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1422	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.39	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	4.88	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$462	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	24
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	160 mm2	356 mm2
Number of transistors	1,400 million	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1155	2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD P4000	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Xeon E5-2693 V3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	24
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	160 Watt

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