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Intel BX80646E31230V3

Xeon E3-1230 v3

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 72.8% (308th of 1406)

Based on 8,137 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306C3 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz
Poor: 62%Average: 72.8% Great: 80%
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 averaged 27.2% 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 85Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 96.5Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 is just 18.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 502Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 495Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,137 samples)
Rank 30872.8%
Min Avg Max
70.8 Memory 85 94.4
77.2 1-Core 96.5 106
149 2-Core 185 210
71.2% 122 Pts
Min Avg Max
267 4-Core 328 387
378 8-Core 495 541
51.1% 412 Pts
Min Avg Max
412 64-Core 502 541
31.1% 502 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
80% Very good
Memory 96.5
1-Core 100
2-Core 174
75% 124 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 510
53% 427 Pts
64-Core 526
33% 526 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
75% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 91.9
2-Core 183
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 456
49% 390 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
74.1% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 194
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 483
51% 410 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
72.1% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 93.7
2-Core 178
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 443
45% 363 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
71.7% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 93.1
2-Core 175
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 477
48% 392 Pts
64-Core 487
30% 487 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
71% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 100
2-Core 193
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 455
48% 387 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
70.1% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 95
2-Core 179
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 478
49% 396 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
69.7% Good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 195
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 459
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
69.7% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 92
2-Core 168
68% 115 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 452
47% 378 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Asrock H87 Pro4 - $113

CPU
Xeon E3-1230 v3Intel  $320Bench 73%, 8,137 samples44x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples30x
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples30x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples29x
SSD
840 Evo 120GBSamsung  $100Bench 91%, 104,444 samples17x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $35Bench 106%, 237,241 samples16x
A400 240GBKingston  $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples14x
RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples21x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples19x
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $548

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Excellent

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At ~45€ from eBay, this chip makes the most sense if you're upgrading your Haswell build. Everything else costs way more just because it has an iGPU or can be overclocked, but a purchase of a 150€ 4770K really goes against all reason with parts like the 150€ 12100. I upgraded to this from my old i5-4440, which I have owned since launch. The extra frequency (locked through BIOS at 3.6 GHz compared to the i5's 3.2 GHz) and extra threads make a visible difference even in applications where you wouldn't expect it, but mostly in applications that make use of one or the other. Thanks to this server chip, my 2013 Haswell build lives slightly longer yet, albeit with only a few parts still original to the first build all these years ago.

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