Xeon E3-1220 v5 vs W3680

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3680
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 130 Watt
4.41
+20.2%
Xeon E3-1220 v5
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.67

Xeon W3680 outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v5 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3680 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13441497
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.272.69
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency3.214.34
Architecture codenameGulftown (2010−2011)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$350$203

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1220 v5 has 19% better value for money than Xeon W3680.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3680 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.33 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3680 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3680 and Xeon E3-1220 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3680 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 W3680 and Xeon E3-1220 v5 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3680 and Xeon E3-1220 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size24 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 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 W3680 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 W3680 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 W3680 and Xeon E3-1220 v5.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 W3680 4.41
+20.2%
Xeon E3-1220 v5 3.67

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 W3680 7003
+20.2%
Xeon E3-1220 v5 5828

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 W3680 545
Xeon E3-1220 v5 1213
+123%

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 W3680 2498
Xeon E3-1220 v5 3414
+36.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.41 3.67
Recency 16 March 2010 19 October 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon W3680 has a 20.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon E3-1220 v5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W3680 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v5 in performance tests.


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