Xeon D-2798NX vs E3-1230L v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Xeon D-2798NX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1576	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.41	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	12.52	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 July 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$289	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Xeon D-2798NX 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	8	40
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	30 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Xeon D-2798NX 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	FCLGA1150	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	126 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Xeon D-2798NX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Xeon D-2798NX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Xeon D-2798NX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Xeon D-2798NX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230L v3 and Xeon D-2798NX.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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	2 June 2013	1 July 2022
Physical cores	4	20
Threads	8	40
Chip lithography	22 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	126 Watt

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