Xeon W-1250 vs E3-1230

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
3.36

Xeon W-1250 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1586871
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.92no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.8310.13
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)no data
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)1 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$428no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250 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 configuration11
SocketLGA1155FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Xeon W-1250.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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 E3-1230 3.36
Xeon W-1250 8.89
+165%

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 E3-1230 5137
Xeon W-1250 13610
+165%

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 E3-1230 588
Xeon W-1250 1452
+147%

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 E3-1230 1993
Xeon W-1250 5954
+199%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 8.89
Recency 3 April 2011 1 April 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

Xeon W-1250 has a 164.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-1250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 in performance tests.


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