Xeon E3120 vs E5-2630 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630 v3
2014
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
6.65
+639%

Xeon E5-2630 v3 outperforms Xeon E3120 by a whopping 639% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Xeon E3120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10402539
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.271.29
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)no data
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 July 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Xeon E3120 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)no data
Threads16no data
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache20 MB (shared)6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature72 °C72 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Xeon E3120 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Xeon E3120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE46 Bitno data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Xeon E3120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Xeon E3120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Xeon E3120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Xeon E3120.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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 E5-2630 v3 6.65
+639%
Xeon E3120 0.90

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 E5-2630 v3 10372
+637%
Xeon E3120 1408

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.65 0.90
Recency 8 September 2014 1 July 2008
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 v3 has a 638.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3120, on the other hand, has 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2630 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3120 in performance tests.


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