Xeon 6724P vs E3-1270L v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6724P outperforms Xeon E3-1270L v4 by a whopping 396% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1490 | 311 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.68 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 10.36 | 11.02 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-DT (2015) | Granite Rapids (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 2 June 2015 (10 years ago) | 24 February 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,622 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon 6724P 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 72 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Die size | 182 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon 6724P 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 | 8 |
| Socket | 1150 | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 210 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon 6724P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| eDRAM | 128 MB | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon 6724P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon 6724P are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon 6724P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866 | DDR5(6400MT/s) |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Xeon 6724P.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 88 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.35 | 21.59 |
| Recency | 2 June 2015 | 24 February 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 210 Watt |
Xeon E3-1270L v4 has 366.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6724P, on the other hand, has a 396.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6724P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1270L v4 in performance tests.
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