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Xeon E3-1220 V2

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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.1 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 69.5% (411th of 1442)

Based on 3,748 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306A9, 0000000000000000, 1FABFBFF000306A9 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10GHz
Poor: 56%Average: 69.5% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 averaged 30.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 84.7Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 85.4Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 is 20.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 321Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 321Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,748 samples)
Rank 41169.5%
Min Avg Max
74.4 Memory 84.7 93.2
50.3 1-Core 85.4 95.9
116 2-Core 170 190
66.9% 113 Pts
Min Avg Max
185 4-Core 314 364
211 8-Core 321 365
42.3% 318 Pts
Min Avg Max
210 64-Core 321 365
19.9% 321 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
76% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 89.6
2-Core 176
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 342
46% 342 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
73.8% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 89
2-Core 173
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 340
45% 339 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
73.6% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 91.7
2-Core 179
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 343
46% 342 Pts
64-Core 342
21% 342 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
71.3% Very good
Memory 87.8
1-Core 86.5
2-Core 172
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 314
42% 317 Pts
64-Core 324
20% 324 Pts
Proc 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
70.4% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 85.5
2-Core 165
66% 111 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 328
44% 330 Pts
64-Core 326
20% 326 Pts
Proc 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
68.2% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 84.6
2-Core 170
66% 112 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 315
42% 316 Pts
64-Core 316
20% 316 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
65.7% Good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 90.3
2-Core 172
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 273
8-Core 298
38% 286 Pts
64-Core 300
19% 300 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
62.8% Good
Memory 75.8
1-Core 78.6
2-Core 153
60% 102 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 295
39% 291 Pts
64-Core 279
17% 279 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 20%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision T1650

CPU
Xeon E3-1220 V2Intel  $305Bench 69%, 3,748 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples81x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples73x
Quadro 600NvidiaBench 3%, 15,964 samples63x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples31x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples21x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples20x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples50x
M378B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 2,354 samples21x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $392

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E3-1220 v2 (8M Cache, 3.10 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge
Launch DateQ2'12
Processor NumberE3-1220V2
# of Cores4
# of Threads4
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$189.00 - $203.00
Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.5 GHz
Bus Speed5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP69 W

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 1333/1600
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechNo
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Fast Memory AccessYes
Flex Memory AccessYes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1155

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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