Intel Xeon X5690 vs E3-1245 v3

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General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12001199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.514.34
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date2 June 2013 (10 years old)14 February 2011 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$320$205
Current price$142 (0.4x MSRP)$115 (0.6x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5690 has 24% better value for money than Xeon E3-1245 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.46 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.73 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)12288 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
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 E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB288 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD P4600no data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 E3-1245 v3 4.57
Xeon X5690 4.57

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1245 v3 7019
Xeon X5690 7026
+0.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1245 v3 1186
+117%
Xeon X5690 546

E3-1245 v3 outperforms X5690 by 117% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1245 v3 3816
+48.9%
Xeon X5690 2562

E3-1245 v3 outperforms X5690 by 49% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 2 June 2013 14 February 2011
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Cost $320 $205
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1245 v3 and Xeon X5690. The differences in performance seem too small.


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