Xeon E3-1230 v3 vs E5-2667 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2667 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 135 Watt
8.67
+102%
Xeon E3-1230 v3
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.29

Xeon E5-2667 v4 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v3 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8801371
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.533.13
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Xeon (Desktop)
Power efficiency6.085.07
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,057$240

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1230 v3 has 105% better value for money than Xeon E5-2667 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache25 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size246.24 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2667 v4 8.67
+102%
Xeon E3-1230 v3 4.29

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 E5-2667 v4 13764
+102%
Xeon E3-1230 v3 6819

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 E5-2667 v4 1178
+1.3%
Xeon E3-1230 v3 1163

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 E5-2667 v4 6546
+75.9%
Xeon E3-1230 v3 3721

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.67 4.29
Recency 20 June 2016 2 June 2013
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2667 v4 has a 102.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1230 v3, on the other hand, has 68.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2667 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 v3 in performance tests.


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