Xeon D-2876NT vs E3-1220

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon D-2876NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1718	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.34	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	no data
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$395	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon D-2876NT 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	4	32
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	20 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	no data
Die size	216 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon D-2876NT 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	LGA1155	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon D-2876NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon D-2876NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon D-2876NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon D-2876NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Xeon D-2876NT.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 April 2011	1 October 2023
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	4	32
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	100 Watt

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