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Xeon E3-1230 V2

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 73.2% (263rd of 1317)

more Based on 7,387 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306A9, 1FABFBFF000106A4, 1F8BFBFF000306A9, , 0000000000000000, 0F8BFBFF000306A9, 17CBFBFF000306A9, 1FABFBFF000306A9 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz
Poor: 65%Average: 73.2% Great: 80%
Gaming
Gaming 73%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 averaged 26.7% 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 87Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 94.8Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 is just 15.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 479Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 476Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,387 samples)
Rank 26373.2%
Min Avg Max
77.9 Memory 87 94.5
78.8 1-Core 94.8 102
142 2-Core 183 202
72.8% 122 Pts
Min Avg Max
251 4-Core 323 377
393 8-Core 476 502
51.5% 400 Pts
Min Avg Max
406 64-Core 479 505
32.1% 479 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
78.3% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 101
2-Core 199
78% 131 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 497
55% 424 Pts
64-Core 498
33% 498 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
77.8% Very good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 98.6
2-Core 188
76% 127 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 497
54% 416 Pts
64-Core 494
33% 494 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
74.5% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 86.9
2-Core 184
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 476
55% 418 Pts
64-Core 480
32% 480 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
73.2% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 191
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 488
54% 416 Pts
64-Core 496
33% 496 Pts
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 Prices

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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
Xeon E3-1230 V2Intel  $350Bench 73%, 7,387 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 136,719 samples2,209x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 842,027 samples1,806x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 130,080 samples1,346x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 67%, 370,522 samples1,429x
A400 120GBKingston  $23Bench 60%, 157,023 samples788x
Virtual NVMe Disk 275GBParallelsBench 188%, 1,037 samples631x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 412,854 samples1,587x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 152,619 samples1,045x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 148,196 samples644x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $378

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E3-1230 v2 (8M Cache, 3.30 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge
Launch DateQ2'12
Processor NumberE3-1230V2
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$215.00 - $230.00
Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.7 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 TechYes
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

 Comments

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7 days ago.

vou testar agora com rx 570 4Gb

VNM-User
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3,145

Excellent

1 month ago.

This is cheap, better and stronger. Some idiots say this will bottleneck with gtx 1060 even CPU 50% and GPU 99% and say i3 8100 is the best just because usually see youtuber use core i instead of Xeon. Rip noobs.

THA-User
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2,668

Excellent

2 months ago.

Worthiest CPU of Ivy Bridge right now!!

TWN-User
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2,492

Excellent

9 months ago.

E3-1230 V2 is superior to i5 3470

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