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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Processor

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 8
Maximum boost clock: 3.7 GHz
Thermal design power: 80 W

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Bitcoin MiningOS X / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

5.90^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Bitcoin MiningWindows / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

50.71^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Face DetectionOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

4.83^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Face DetectionWindows / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

19.85^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Ocean Surface SimulationOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

83.75^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Ocean Surface SimulationWindows / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

144.87^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Particle Simulation - 64kOS X / OpenCL / compute · mInteraction/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

42.50^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Particle Simulation - 64kWindows / OpenCL / compute · mInteraction/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

76.66^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

0.59^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexWindows / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

0.85^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

TV-L1 Optical FlowOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

1.25^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

TV-L1 Optical FlowWindows / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

1.85^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Video CompositionOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

2.38^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Video CompositionWindows / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

5.24^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1230 v3

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark6,760^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,081^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark6,777^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark9,313^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 8
Base clock: 3.3 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency: 3.7 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 25.60 GB/s^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.7 GHz
L3 cache: 8 MB
Architecture: Haswell^*
Socket / package: LGA 1150
Process node: 22 nm
Hardware threads per core: 2^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
8 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
8 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 1150

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2
Video memory type: DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 25.60 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V^*

CPU memory support

DDR3-1333 (1.5 V)
Variant / details
CPU memory-controller support; operation depends on the system and memory configuration. Native voltage qualification: 1.5V.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s
DDR3-1600 (1.5 V)
Variant / details
CPU memory-controller support; operation depends on the system and memory configuration. Native voltage qualification: 1.5V.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,600 MT/s
DDR3L-1333 (1.5 V)
Variant / details
CPU memory-controller support; operation depends on the system and memory configuration. Native voltage qualification: 1.5V.
Technology
DDR3L
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s
DDR3L-1600 (1.5 V)
Variant / details
CPU memory-controller support; operation depends on the system and memory configuration. Native voltage qualification: 1.5V.
Technology
DDR3L
Transfer rate
1,600 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 80 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 33 fields

Product Collection: Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family^*
Processor Base Frequency: 3.3^* GHz
Max Turbo Frequency: 3.7^* GHz
Cache: 8 MB SmartCache^*
Bus Speed: 5 GT/s DMI^*
TDP: 80^* W
Embedded Options Available: No^*
Conflict Free: Yes^*
Max Memory Size: 32^* GB
Memory Types: DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V^*
Max nb of Memory Channels: 2^*
Vertical Segment: Server^*
Max Memory Bandwidth: 25.6^* GB/s
ECC Memory Supported: Yes^*
Processor Number: E3-1230 v3^*
PCI Express Revision: 3^*
PCI Express Configurations: 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4^*
Max nb of PCI Express Lanes: 16^*
Intel Hyper Threading Technology: Yes^*
Intel Virtualization Technology VTx: Yes^*
Intel 64: Yes^*
Status: End of Life^*
Instruction Set: 64-bit^*
Instruction Set Extensions: SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0^*
Idle States: Yes^*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies: Yes^*
Secure Key: Yes^*
Execute Disable Bit: Yes^*
Launch Date: Q2'13^*
Lithography: 22^* nm
Recommended Customer Price: $240.00 - $250.00^*
nb of Cores: 4^*
nb of Threads: 8^*

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

Release: Jun 2nd, 2013^*
Name: Xeon E3-1230 v3^*
Codename: Haswell-WS^*
Cores: 4 / 8^*
Clock: 3.3 to 3.7 GHz^*
Socket: Socket 1150^*
Process: 22^* nm
L3 Cache: 8MB^*
TDP: 80^* W

Specifications 3 · 9 fields

model: E3-1230 v3^*
date: 2013-01-04^*
clock: 3,300^*
max clock: 3,700^*
hw nthreadspercore: 2^*
hw ncores: 4^*
tdp: 80^*
name Processor code name: Haswell^*
name Processor family: Xeon^*

Specifications 4 · 12 fields

name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 812^*
price: 57.4^*
tdp: 80^*
date: 2013-06-01^*
socket: LGA1150^*
category: Server^*
speed: 3,300^*
turbo: 3,700^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 5 · 33 fields

name: Xeon E3-1230 v3^*
Release Date: Jun 2nd, 2013^*
Part#: SR153^*
Frequency: 3.3^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 3.7 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 33.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Haswell-WS^*
Socket: Intel Socket 1150^*
Generation: Xeon E3 (Haswell-WS)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: Yes^*
# of Cores: 4^*
# of Threads: 8^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, TXT, VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, ECC, HTT, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, x8 SDDC, vPro, TBT 2.0^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Rated Speed: 1,600^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 25.6^* GB/s
Launch Price: $250^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 8 MB (shared)^*
Chipsets: C226, 8 Series, 9 Series^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Die Size: 160^* mm²
Package: FC-LGA12C^*
Market: Server/Workstation^*
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 6 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz^*

Specifications 7 · 19 fields

turbo frequency: 3,700^*
cache size: 8,192^*
tdp: 80^*
socket: FCLGA1150^*
memory type: DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 33,554,432^*
status: Discontinued^*
package size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm^*
threads: 8^*
name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 6,777^*
processor number: E3-1230 v3^*
launch date: 2013-05-01^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 5^*
base frequency: 3,300^*

Specifications 8 · 55 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$250.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Anti-Theft Technology

Yes^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)

Yes^*

Total Cores

4^*

Total Threads

8^*

Processor Base Frequency

3.3^* GHz

Cache

8.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 8 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

5^* GT/s

TDP

80^* W

Max Turbo Frequency

3.7^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

3.7^* GHz

# of QPI Links

0^*

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q2'13^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Wednesday | June 30 | 2021^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

32^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

25.6^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Processor Number

E3-1230 v3^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8/2x4^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

16^*

Scalability

1S Only^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1150^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Thermal Solution Specification

PCG 2013D^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Fast Memory Access

Yes^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

Yes^*

Intel® TSX-NI

Yes^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

Yes^*

Specifications 9 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz^*
socket: LGA1150^*
category: Server^*
price: $261.66*^*
mark: 9,313^*
value: 35.59^*
single thread: 2,092^*
single thread value: 8^*
tdp: 80^*
powerperf: 116^*
testdate: Jun 2013^*

Specifications 10 · 13 fields

microarchitecture

Haswell^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Haswell^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

3.7^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

3.7^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.3^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

3.3^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 309^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

80^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

80^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 11 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,013^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

LGA1150^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Server^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

299.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuMark

6,760^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuValue

22.53^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threadMark

2,081^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threadValue

6.94^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

80^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerf

84.5^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cores

4^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 12 · 8 fields

product: Xeon E3-1230 v3^*
status: Discontinued^*
releaseDate: 2,013^*
cores: 4^*
maxTurboClock: 3.7^*
baseClock: 3.3^*
cache: 8^*
cacheInfo: Intel Smart Cache^*

* Provisional data