Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs E3-1270

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1270
3.50
+3.2%

E3-1270 outperforms E3-1220 v3 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking14211450
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.312.23
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Haswell-WS (2013)
Release date3 April 2011 (12 years old)2 June 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$369$239
Current price$215 (0.6x MSRP)$67 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1220 v3 has 70% better value for money than Xeon E3-1270.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size216 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 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 configuration11
SocketLGA1155FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSXno data+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access++
SIPPno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access++
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 v3.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 3.50
+3.2%
Xeon E3-1220 v3 3.39

E3-1270 outperforms E3-1220 v3 by 3% 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 5376
+3.2%
Xeon E3-1220 v3 5210

E3-1270 outperforms E3-1220 v3 by 3% 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 614
Xeon E3-1220 v3 1110
+80.8%

E3-1220 v3 outperforms E3-1270 by 81% 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 2085
Xeon E3-1220 v3 3188
+52.9%

E3-1220 v3 outperforms E3-1270 by 53% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.50 3.39
Recency 3 April 2011 2 June 2013
Threads 8 4
Cost $369 $239
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1270 and Xeon E3-1220 v3. The differences in performance seem too small.


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