Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs E5-2680 v4
Aggregated performance score
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 221% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 609 | 1414 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 27.78 | 1.50 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon (Desktop) | Xeon (Desktop) |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-EP (2016) | Haswell-WS (2013) |
| Release date | 10 March 2016 (8 years ago) | 11 May 2014 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,745 | $213 |
| Current price | $126 (0.1x MSRP) | $203 (1x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 1752% better value for money than Xeon E3-1226 v3.
Technical specs
Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus support | 9.6 GT/s / QPI | no data |
| L1 cache | 448 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3.5 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 306 mm2 | 160 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 86 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4700 Million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA1150 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 84 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 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 | 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 |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
| Status | Launched | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 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 E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 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 |
| Max video memory | no data | 1.7 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 20 |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| VGA | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 3840x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 3840x2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | 2880x1800@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 11.2 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 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.
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.
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 221% based on our aggregated 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%
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 220% 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%
E3-1226 v3 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 14% 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%
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 111% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
E3-1226 v3 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 44% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 63% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 210% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
E3-1226 v3 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 45% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 213% in TrueCrypt AES.
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 123% in WinRAR 4.0.
Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
E3-1226 v3 outperforms E5-2680 v4 by 44% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.
Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core
Benchmark coverage: 5%
E5-2680 v4 outperforms E3-1226 v3 by 156% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 11.51 | 3.59 |
| Recency | 10 March 2016 | 11 May 2014 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 4 |
| Threads | 28 | 4 |
| Cost | $1745 | $213 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 84 Watt |
The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1226 v3 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Xeon E3-1226 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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