Intel Xeon E3-1220 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Intel Xeon E3-1220
Intel Socket 1155SERVER
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2011
Intel Xeon E3-1220
Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2400

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E3-1220

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2400

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

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


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Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E3-1220Intel Core i5-2400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Xeon E3-1220Intel Core i5-2400
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketServervsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsSandy Bridge
Release DateApr 2011vsJan 2011

Cores

Intel Xeon E3-1220Intel Core i5-2400
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Xeon E3-1220Intel Core i5-2400
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 E3-1220Intel Core i5-2400
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA10
Die Size216mm²vs216mm²
Process32 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E3-1220Intel Core i5-2400
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP80 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220
    3400 points
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    3400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1220
    14880 points
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    12400 points

Points - higher is better