EPYC 7763 vs Xeon E3-1220

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
2.42
EPYC 7763
2021
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
53.23
+2100%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Xeon E3-1220 by a whopping 2100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking177825
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.583.32
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency2.8617.99
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395$7,890

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7763 has 472% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 and EPYC 7763 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads4128
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplierno data24.5
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm+
Die size216 mm28x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 and EPYC 7763 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 configuration12
SocketLGA1155SP3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 and EPYC 7763 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 and EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 and EPYC 7763.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes20128

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 E3-1220 2.42
EPYC 7763 53.23
+2100%

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.

Xeon E3-1220 3847
EPYC 7763 84557
+2098%

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.

Xeon E3-1220 519
EPYC 7763 1344
+159%

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.

Xeon E3-1220 1564
EPYC 7763 10361
+562%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.42 53.23
Recency 3 April 2011 15 March 2021
Physical cores 4 64
Threads 4 128
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 280 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 has 250% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7763, on the other hand, has a 2099.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7763 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 in performance tests.


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