Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,309

Rank #611

vs
4,782

Rank #1,037

5,309
4,782

Xeon E5-2686 v4 wins by 9.9% (Rank #611 vs #1037)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,221

Rank #797

vs
4,875

Rank #1,024

5,221
4,875

Xeon E5-2686 v4 wins by 6.6% (Rank #797 vs #1024)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,440

Rank #418

vs
4,642

Rank #1,039

5,440
4,642

Xeon E5-2686 v4 wins by 14.7% (Rank #418 vs #1039)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,300

Rank #228

vs
4,646

Rank #840

5,300
4,646

Xeon E5-2686 v4 wins by 12.3% (Rank #228 vs #840)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,353

Rank #259

vs
4,590

Rank #929

5,353
4,590

Xeon E5-2686 v4 wins by 14.3% (Rank #259 vs #929)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,243

Rank #259

vs
4,631

Rank #882

5,243
4,631

Xeon E5-2686 v4 wins by 11.7% (Rank #259 vs #882)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2686 v4 Xeon E3-1220 V2 Diff
Cores
18
4
+77.8%
Threads
36
4
+88.9%
Base Frequency
2,300 MHz
3,100 MHz
-25.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,000 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,000 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
2,800 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
2,700 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
23x
31x
-25.8%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
5 MiB
0 MiB
+94.6%
L3 Cache
45 MiB
8 MiB
+83%
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth --
26 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
145 W
69 W
52.4% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2686 v4 Xeon E3-1220 V2
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2686 E3-1220V2
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Ivy Bridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- FCLGA1155
Package -- FC-LGA12C
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support -- Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Market Segment Server Server
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2686 v4
Intel
Xeon E3-1220 V2
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2686 v4
Xeon
Xeon E3-1220 V2
--

Series

Xeon E5-2686 v4
E5-2000
Xeon E3-1220 V2
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2686 v4
E5-2686
Xeon E3-1220 V2
E3-1220V2

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2686 v4
Broadwell
Xeon E3-1220 V2
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2686 v4
Broadwell
Xeon E3-1220 V2
Ivy Bridge

Core Family

Xeon E5-2686 v4
6
Xeon E3-1220 V2
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2686 v4
4F
Xeon E3-1220 V2
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
FCLGA1155

Package

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
FC-LGA12C

Chipset

Xeon E5-2686 v4
C610
Xeon E3-1220 V2
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
DDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2686 v4
Server
Xeon E3-1220 V2
Server

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2686 v4
Yes
Xeon E3-1220 V2
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2686 v4 Xeon E3-1220 V2
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 456.12 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 7.20 billion 1,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Xeon E5-2686 v4
14 nm
Xeon E3-1220 V2
22 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2686 v4
456.12 mm²
Xeon E3-1220 V2
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2686 v4
7.20 billion
Xeon E3-1220 V2
1,400

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2686 v4
Intel
Xeon E3-1220 V2
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2686 v4
CMOS
Xeon E3-1220 V2
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2686 v4
64-bit
Xeon E3-1220 V2
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2686 v4 Xeon E3-1220 V2
GPU -- HD Graphics 4600
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz

GPU

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
HD Graphics 4600

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2686 v4
--
Xeon E3-1220 V2
1300 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2686 v4 Xeon E3-1220 V2
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TVB
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64