Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Intel Core i5-2310

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel Socket 1150SERVER
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
Intel Core i5-2310
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2011
Intel Core i5-2310

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
    147%
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
    129%
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
    165%
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Much higher single threaded performance (around 29% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 65% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 47% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2310

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3Intel Core i5-2310
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
ECC
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
x8 SDDC
vPro

Architecture

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3Intel Core i5-2310
ArchitectureIntel_HaswellvsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketServervsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3, DDR4vsDDR3
CodenameHaswell-WSvsSandy Bridge
Release DateJun 2013vsMay 2011

Cores

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3Intel Core i5-2310
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3Intel Core i5-2310
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3Intel Core i5-2310
SocketIntel Socket 1150vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA10
Die Size160mm²vs216mm²
Process22 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3Intel Core i5-2310
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clock3500 MHzvs3200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP80 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
    3920 points
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    3200 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3
    16665 points
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    11600 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 (simulated)
    137.16
  • Intel Core i5-2310 (simulated)
    105.51

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 (simulated)
    684.82
  • Intel Core i5-2310 (simulated)
    413.03

points - higher is better