Intel Xeon E5 2430 vs Intel Xeon E3 1290

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Intel Xeon E5-2430

Intel Xeon E3-1290

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2430 with 6 cores 2.2GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1290 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2430 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)

Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2430

494

Intel Xeon E3 1290 +68%

833

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2430

2231

Intel Xeon E3 1290 +28%

2870

Intel Xeon E5 2430

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Intel Xeon E3 1290

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

May 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EN

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

Intel Socket 1356

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

1.27 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

294 mm²

Die Size

216 mm²

CPU Performance

2.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

22.0

Multiplier

36.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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