Xeon E5-2450 vs E3-1271 v3

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon E5-2450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1137	1135
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	5.30	1.16
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)
Release date	1 April 2014 (10 years old)	14 May 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$500
Current price	$42	$506 (1x MSRP)

Xeon E3-1271 v3 has 357% better value for money than Xeon E5-2450.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon E5-2450 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	294 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	1,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon E5-2450 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon E5-2450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	-
SIPP	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon E5-2450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon E5-2450 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon E5-2450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1271 v3 and Xeon E5-2450.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	4.91	4.92
Recency	1 April 2014	14 May 2012
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

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