Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3 1220L v2
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 with 18 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1220L v2 with 2 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 1 months late
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 3)
Larger L3 cache size (45MB vs 8MB)
Intel Xeon E3 1220L v2 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2.1GHz)
Lower TDP (17W vs 140W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
320
Intel Xeon E3 1220L v2
+77%
569
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E7 8870 v3
+371%
3199
Intel Xeon E3 1220L v2
678
General Parameters
Jun 2015
Release Date
May 2012
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-EX
Core Architecture
Ivy Bridge
Intel Socket 2011-3
Socket
Intel Socket 1155
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E7 (Haswell-EX)
Generation
Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
-
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
140 W
Power Consumption
17 W
75 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
18
Total Core Count
2
36
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
21.0
Multiplier
23.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
45 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
8
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4-1866
Memory Types
DDR3
2
Max Memory Channels
2
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
3
32
PCIe Lanes
16
