Xeon Gold 6434 vs E3-1270 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.84
Xeon Gold 6434
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 195 Watt
16.23
+178%

Xeon Gold 6434 outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v6 by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1132431
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.1014.13
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency7.407.59
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$328$2,607

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6434 has 132% better value for money than Xeon E3-1270 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB22.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1680

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 v6 5.84
Xeon Gold 6434 16.23
+178%

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 E3-1270 v6 8931
Xeon Gold 6434 24836
+178%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.84 16.23
Recency 28 March 2017 10 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 195 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 v6 has 170.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6434, on the other hand, has a 177.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6434 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v6 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon Gold 6434, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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