Xeon E3-1225 v3 vs E5-1607 v4

Primary Details

Comparing Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1470	1453
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	3.42	1.67
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Haswell-WS (2013)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	2 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$384
Current price	$94	$59 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-1607 v4 has 105% better value for money than Xeon E3-1225 v3.

Detailed Specifications

Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	10 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
SIPP	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD P4600
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1607 v4 and Xeon E3-1225 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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.

E3-1225 v3 outperforms E5-1607 v4 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	3.36	3.43
Recency	20 June 2016	2 June 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	84 Watt

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