Xeon W-3235 vs E3-1270 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.62
Xeon W-3235
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 180 Watt
16.10
+186%

Xeon W-3235 outperforms Xeon E3-1270 v6 by a whopping 186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1150418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.4817.42
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon W
Power efficiency7.398.46
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$328$1,398

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-3235 has 218% better value for money than Xeon E3-1270 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3833
L1 cache256 KB768 KB
L2 cache1 MB12 MB
L3 cache8 MB19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Xeon W-3235.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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 E3-1270 v6 5.62
Xeon W-3235 16.10
+186%

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 E3-1270 v6 8934
Xeon W-3235 25578
+186%

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 E3-1270 v6 1414
Xeon W-3235 1446
+2.3%

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 E3-1270 v6 4529
Xeon W-3235 10401
+130%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.62 16.10
Recency 28 March 2017 3 June 2019
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 180 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 v6 has 150% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3235, on the other hand, has a 186.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon W-3235 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270 v6 in performance tests.


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