Intel Xeon E-2124 vs E3-1280 v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1280 v2
4.27

E-2124 outperforms E3-1280 v2 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12581218
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.7114.28
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date14 May 2012 (11 years old)31 May 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$645$193
Current price$159 (0.2x MSRP)$180 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2124 has 427% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280 v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124 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 speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124 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
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124. 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+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protection+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size32.77 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E3-1280 v2 4.27
Xeon E-2124 4.51
+5.6%

E-2124 outperforms E3-1280 v2 by 6% 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 E3-1280 v2 6558
Xeon E-2124 6931
+5.7%

E-2124 outperforms E3-1280 v2 by 6% 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 E3-1280 v2 696
Xeon E-2124 1432
+106%

E-2124 outperforms E3-1280 v2 by 106% 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 E3-1280 v2 2399
Xeon E-2124 3895
+62.4%

E-2124 outperforms E3-1280 v2 by 62% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.27 4.51
Recency 14 May 2012 31 May 2018
Threads 8 4
Cost $645 $193
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 71 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E-2124. The differences in performance seem too small.


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