Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5 2658A v3

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Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2658A v3

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 with 4 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2658A v3 with 12 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Lower TDP (87W vs 105W)

Intel Xeon E5 2658A v3 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 +79%

833

Intel Xeon E5 2658A v3

464

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2 +893%

2870

Intel Xeon E5 2658A v3

289

Intel Xeon E3 1290 v2

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Intel Xeon E5 2658A v3

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Jan 2015

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Ivy Bridge

Core Architecture

Haswell-EP

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

Intel Socket 2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Package

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

87 W

Power Consumption

105 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

160 mm²

Die Size

356 mm²

CPU Performance

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

2

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

40

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