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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: 70.5% (400th of 1452)

more Based on 8,235 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000306A9, 1FABFBFF000106A4, 1F8BFBFF000306A9, , 0000000000000000, 0F8BFBFF000306A9, 17CBFBFF000306A9, 1FABFBFF000306A9 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz
Poor: 62%Average: 70.5% Great: 78%
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 averaged 29.5% 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 86.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 89.5Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 is just 16.5%. 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 Speed 444Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 436Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,235 samples)
Rank 40070.5%
Min Avg Max
77.1 Memory 86.3 94.4
67.1 1-Core 89.5 98.6
135 2-Core 171 196
68.4% 115 Pts
Min Avg Max
228 4-Core 298 360
319 8-Core 436 485
45.8% 367 Pts
Min Avg Max
343 64-Core 444 486
27.5% 444 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
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)
77.1% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 186
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 472
53% 415 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
73.8% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 177
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 456
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
73.2% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 91.9
2-Core 178
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 455
46% 376 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
73% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 186
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 470
52% 411 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
69.6% Good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 94
2-Core 181
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 463
48% 389 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
68.7% Good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 90.8
2-Core 177
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 470
48% 387 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
66.4% Good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 178
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 461
46% 377 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
65.6% Good
Memory 83
1-Core 69.2
2-Core 126
58% 92.6 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 469
44% 365 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
56% Above average
Memory 75.3
1-Core 71.1
2-Core 127
56% 91.3 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 286
30% 243 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H - $80

CPU
Xeon E3-1230 V2Intel  $266Bench 70%, 8,235 samples1x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples375x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples255x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples182x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples172x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples100x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples87x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples52x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples46x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples37x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $374

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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

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Price to performance ratio is amazing for this older Ivy Bridge based server chip. With 4 cores and 8 threads it matches the performance of the i7 3770 or 4770 for that matter with ease for a 10th of the price (in 2022). Combined with the RX 580 8G, it glides buttery smooth through my favorite games without any issues (even without the AVX2 instruction set) that everyone likes to point out for this older architecture. —Apr '22

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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.—Apr '22

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Excellent

7 months ago.

Worthiest CPU of Ivy Bridge right now!!

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Excellent

22 months ago.

E3-1230 V2 is superior to i5 3470

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