Xeon W-1390P vs E5-2670 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
8.87
Xeon W-1390P
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 125 Watt
16.49
+85.9%

Xeon W-1390P outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v3 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking876414
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.9264.96
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.7412.03
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Rocket Lake-S (2021)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)6 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-1390P has 3283% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2276 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 W-1390P 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P 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 W-1390P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4020

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
Xeon W-1390P 16.49
+85.9%

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
Xeon W-1390P 25240
+85.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.87 16.49
Recency 8 September 2014 6 May 2021
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 4.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-1390P, on the other hand, has a 85.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon W-1390P is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2670 v3 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Xeon W-1390P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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