Xeon E3-1231 v3 vs E5-1660 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	872	1316
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.76	3.23
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Xeon (Desktop)
Power efficiency	5.80	5.25
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	11 May 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,113	$240

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1231 v3 has 17% better value for money than Xeon E5-1660 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E3-1231 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E3-1231 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E3-1231 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Xeon E3-1231 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.90	4.61
Recency	20 June 2016	11 May 2014
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	80 Watt

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