Intel Xeon W3680 vs E3-1270 v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1270 v2
4.22

W3680 outperforms E3-1270 v2 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12681204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.084.00
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Gulftown (2010−2011)
Release date14 May 2012 (11 years old)16 March 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$350
Current price$103 (0.5x MSRP)$124 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1270 v2 has 2% better value for money than Xeon W3680.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680 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 speed3.5 GHz3.33 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+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
Demand Based Switching++
PAEno data36 Bit
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32.77 GB24 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680.

PCIe version3.02.0

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 E3-1270 v2 4.22
Xeon W3680 4.56
+8.1%

W3680 outperforms E3-1270 v2 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.


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 E3-1270 v2 6478
Xeon W3680 7004
+8.1%

W3680 outperforms E3-1270 v2 by 8% in Passmark.

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 E3-1270 v2 686
+23.6%
Xeon W3680 555

E3-1270 v2 outperforms W3680 by 24% 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 E3-1270 v2 2366
Xeon W3680 2540
+7.4%

W3680 outperforms E3-1270 v2 by 7% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.22 4.56
Recency 14 May 2012 16 March 2010
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Cost $192 $350
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon W3680. The differences in performance seem too small.


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