Xeon E-2234 vs E5-2670 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.87
+48.8%

Xeon E5-2670 v3 outperforms Xeon E-2234 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8761114
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.9225.24
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency6.747.65
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2234 has 1215% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2336
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234. 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon E-2234.

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 E5-2670 v3 8.87
+48.8%
Xeon E-2234 5.96

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 E5-2670 v3 13576
+49%
Xeon E-2234 9114

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.87 5.96
Recency 8 September 2014 27 May 2019
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 71 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has a 48.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon E-2234, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 69% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2670 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2234 in performance tests.


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