E2-3800 vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and E2-3800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	817	2577
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.68	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	2 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and E2-3800 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.3 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and E2-3800 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	2011-3	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and E2-3800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, DDR3L-1600
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and E2-3800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and E2-3800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and E2-3800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	786 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 8280

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and E2-3800.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	4

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.

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms E2-3800 by 1086% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.78	0.74
Recency	8 September 2014	2 November 2013
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	15 Watt

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