Xeon E3-1220 v5 vs Gold 6130

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6130
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
13.25
+255%
Xeon E3-1220 v5
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.73

Xeon Gold 6130 outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v5 by a whopping 255% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5751485
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.782.50
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency9.854.33
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,894$203

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6130 has 91% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads324
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2130
L1 cache1 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data122 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 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 Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6130 and Xeon E3-1220 v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Gold 6130 13.25
+255%
Xeon E3-1220 v5 3.73

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 Gold 6130 20647
+255%
Xeon E3-1220 v5 5815

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 Gold 6130 1019
Xeon E3-1220 v5 1219
+19.6%

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 Gold 6130 6578
+91.8%
Xeon E3-1220 v5 3429

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.25 3.73
Recency 25 April 2017 19 October 2015
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 4
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Gold 6130 has a 255.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Xeon E3-1220 v5, on the other hand, has 56.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6130 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v5 in performance tests.


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