Xeon E3-1220 v5 vs E3-1585 v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1585 v5
2016
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.29
+44.1%
Xeon E3-1220 v5
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.67

Xeon E3-1585 v5 outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v5 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11841497
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.072.69
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency7.704.34
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$556$203

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1220 v5 has 30% better value for money than Xeon E3-1585 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 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 speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3530
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size171 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,300 million1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM128 MBno data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L,LPDDR3 1600 MHz, DDR4 2133 MHz at 1.2VDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro Graphics P580N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
Execution Units72no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Xeon E3-1220 v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 E3-1585 v5 5.29
+44.1%
Xeon E3-1220 v5 3.67

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 E3-1585 v5 8408
+44.3%
Xeon E3-1220 v5 5828

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.29 3.67
Recency 31 May 2016 19 October 2015
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E3-1585 v5 has a 44.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more threads, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1585 v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v5 in performance tests.


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