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Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Core i3-4160


Description
Both models E3-1220 v3 and i3-4160 are based on Haswell architecture.

"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1220 v3 gets a score of 76.1 k points while the i3-4160 gets 51.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1220 v3 is 1.5 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell-WS
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4 /4
2/4
TDP
80 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2013
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
39.16k points
34.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.76k points
74k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
E3-1220 v3
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3.45k
4.13k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
9.96k
10.33k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.26k
4.64k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
3.95k (x0.93)
TOTAL
21.94k
23.06k (x1.05)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
14.01k
7.46k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
37.68k
26.62k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.05k
11.46k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.35k
6.27k (x0.85)
TOTAL
76.09k
51.81k (x0.68)

Performance/W
E3-1220 v3
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
175 points/W
138 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
471 points/W
493 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
213 points/W
212 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
92 points/W
116 points/W
TOTAL
951 points/W
959 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1220 v3
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
985 points/GHz
1148 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2845 points/GHz
2869 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1217 points/GHz
1290 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1220 points/GHz
1098 points/GHz
TOTAL
6268 points/GHz
6405 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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