Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Intel Socket 1150SERVER
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Intel Socket 1155SERVER
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2012
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
    130%
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
    137%
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
    122%
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Much higher single threaded performance (around 37% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 22% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 30% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

None

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
ECC
HTT
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
x8 SDDC
vPro
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
ArchitectureIntel_HaswellvsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketServervsServer
Memory SupportDDR3, DDR4vsDDR3
CodenameHaswell-WSvsIvy Bridge
Release DateJun 2013vsMay 2012

Cores

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
SocketIntel Socket 1150vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size160mm²vs160mm²
Process22 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP80 Wvs69 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
    4368 points
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
    3811 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
    18816 points
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
    16315 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 (simulated)
    152.84
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 (simulated)
    111

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 (simulated)
    773.18
  • Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 (simulated)
    631.48

points - higher is better