Intel Xeon E5 1620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4

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Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1278L v4

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 1620 v3 with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 with 4 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 1620 v3 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 1600)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (10MB vs 6MB)

Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)

Lower TDP (47W vs 140W)

Score

Intel Xeon E5 1620 v3

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Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4

General Parameters

Sep 2014

Release Date

Jun 2015

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Haswell-EP

Core Architecture

Broadwell-DT

Intel Socket 2011-3

Socket

Intel BGA 1364

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Intel Iris Pro P6300

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Broadwell-DT)

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

47 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

356 mm²

Die Size

182 mm²

CPU Performance

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

10 MB shared

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR3-1600

4

Max Memory Channels

2

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

25.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4

3

PCIe Version

3

40

PCIe Lanes

-

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