Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,346

Rank #585

vs
5,268

Rank #643

5,346
5,268

Xeon E5-2687W v4 wins by 1.5% (Rank #585 vs #643)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,308

Rank #720

vs
5,449

Rank #593

5,308
5,449

Xeon E3-1231 v3 wins by 2.6% (Rank #720 vs #593)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,403

Rank #435

vs
4,996

Rank #646

5,403
4,996

Xeon E5-2687W v4 wins by 7.5% (Rank #435 vs #646)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,151

Rank #304

vs
4,691

Rank #697

5,151
4,691

Xeon E5-2687W v4 wins by 8.9% (Rank #304 vs #697)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,161

Rank #337

vs
4,691

Rank #695

5,161
4,691

Xeon E5-2687W v4 wins by 9.1% (Rank #337 vs #695)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,193

Rank #290

vs
4,724

Rank #696

5,193
4,724

Xeon E5-2687W v4 wins by 9% (Rank #290 vs #696)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2687W v4 Xeon E3-1231 v3 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
8
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,000 MHz
3,400 MHz
-11.8%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
30x
34x
-11.8%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
30 MiB
8 MiB
+74.6%
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)
160 W
80 W
50% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
22 nm
36.4% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2687W v4 Xeon E3-1231 v3
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2600 --
Model Number E5-2687W E3-1231V3
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Haswell-WS
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- FCLGA1150
Package -- FC-LGA12C
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC Support -- Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Market Segment Server Server/Workstation
Release Price $2,141.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon E5-2687W v4
Intel
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Intel

Family

Xeon E5-2687W v4
Xeon
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Series

Xeon E5-2687W v4
E5-2600
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2687W v4
E5-2687W
Xeon E3-1231 v3
E3-1231V3

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2687W v4
Broadwell
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2687W v4
Broadwell
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Haswell-WS

Core Family

Xeon E5-2687W v4
6
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2687W v4
4F
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
FCLGA1150

Package

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
FC-LGA12C

Chipset

Xeon E5-2687W v4
C610
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2687W v4
Server
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Server/Workstation

Release Price

Xeon E5-2687W v4
$2,141.00
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2687W v4
Yes
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2687W v4 Xeon E3-1231 v3
Process 14 nm 22 nm
Die Area 306.18 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 4.70 billion 1,400
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Xeon E5-2687W v4
14 nm
Xeon E3-1231 v3
22 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2687W v4
306.18 mm²
Xeon E3-1231 v3
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2687W v4
4.70 billion
Xeon E3-1231 v3
1,400

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2687W v4
Intel
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Intel

Technology

Xeon E5-2687W v4
CMOS
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2687W v4
64-bit
Xeon E3-1231 v3
64-bit

ISA

Xeon E5-2687W v4
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon E3-1231 v3
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2687W v4 Xeon E3-1231 v3
GPU -- None
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
None

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2687W v4
--
Xeon E3-1231 v3
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2687W v4 Xeon E3-1231 v3
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64