Intel Xeon E3-1220 vs W3570

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Combined performance score

Xeon W3570
2.07

E3-1220 outperforms W3570 by 22% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W3570 and Xeon E3-1220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17701618
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.560.92
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateMarch 2009 (15 years old)3 April 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$480$395
Current price$364 (0.8x MSRP)$149 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W3570 has 287% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220.

Technical specs

Xeon W3570 and Xeon E3-1220 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 speed3.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size263 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C69 °C
Number of transistors731 million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3570 and Xeon E3-1220 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
SocketFCLGA1366LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3570 and Xeon E3-1220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching++
PAE36 Bitno data
FDIno data-
Fast Memory Accessno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W3570 and Xeon E3-1220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protectionno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3570 and Xeon E3-1220 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3570 and Xeon E3-1220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GB32 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3570 and Xeon E3-1220.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 W3570 2.07
Xeon E3-1220 2.53
+22.2%

E3-1220 outperforms W3570 by 22% 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 W3570 3185
Xeon E3-1220 3885
+22%

E3-1220 outperforms W3570 by 22% 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 W3570 493
Xeon E3-1220 508
+3%

E3-1220 outperforms W3570 by 3% 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 W3570 1748
+15.2%
Xeon E3-1220 1517

W3570 outperforms E3-1220 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.07 2.53
Threads 8 4
Cost $480 $395
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

The Xeon E3-1220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W3570 in performance tests.


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