Intel Xeon E3-1270 vs Intel Core i7-3770

Intel Xeon E3-1270
Intel Socket 1155SERVER
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2011
Intel Xeon E3-1270
Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E3-1270

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Xeon E3-1270.
Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Xeon E3-1270Intel Core i7-3770
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

Intel Xeon E3-1270Intel Core i7-3770
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketServervsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsIvy Bridge
Release DateApr 2011vsApr 2012

Cores

Intel Xeon E3-1270Intel Core i7-3770
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4000

Cache

Intel Xeon E3-1270Intel Core i7-3770
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 E3-1270Intel Core i7-3770
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size216mm²vs160mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Xeon E3-1270Intel Core i7-3770
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP80 Wvs77 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270
    3800 points
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    4017 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Xeon E3-1270
    16320 points
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    16809 points

Points - higher is better