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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

Processor Released May 14, 2012

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 8
Maximum boost clock: 3.9 GHz
Thermal design power: 69 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 E3-1270 v2

5.74^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1270 V2

Host configuration not reported.

Face DetectionOS X / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

4.18^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1270 V2

Host configuration not reported.

Ocean Surface SimulationOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

75.63^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1270 V2

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

43.37^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1270 V2

Host configuration not reported.

T-RexOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

0.54^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1270 V2

Host configuration not reported.

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

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

1.09^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1270 V2

Host configuration not reported.

Video CompositionOS X / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2

2.10^* fps

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1270 V2

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 · cpuMark6,431^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,064^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark6,433^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark9,462^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4
CPU threads: 8
Base clock: 3.5 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Turbo Boost 2.0 frequency: 3.9 GHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 25.60 GB/s^*
Reported CPU clock: 3.5 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 3.9 GHz
L3 cache: 8 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge^*
Socket / package: LGA 1155
Process node: 22 nm
Reported chip die area: 160 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 69 W^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
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 1155

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2
Video memory type: DDR3 1333/1600^*

Supported memory

DDR3 1333/1600^*

CPU memory support

DDR3-1333
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s
DDR3-1600
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,600 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 69 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 9 fields

Release: May 14th, 2012^*
Name: Xeon E3-1270 v2^*
Codename: Ivy Bridge^*
Cores: 4 / 8^*
Clock: 3.5 to 3.9 GHz^*
Socket: Socket 1155^*
Process: 22^* nm
L3 Cache: 8MB^*
TDP: 69^* W

Specifications 2 · 9 fields

model: E3-1270 v2^*
date: 2012-01-04^*
clock: 3,500^*
max clock: 3,900^*
hw nthreadspercore: 2^*
hw ncores: 4^*
tdp: 69^*
name Processor code name: Ivy Bridge^*
name Processor family: Xeon^*

Specifications 3 · 12 fields

name: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2 @ 3.50GHz^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 369^*
price: 269^*
tdp: 69^*
date: 2012-07-01^*
socket: LGA1155^*
category: Server^*
speed: 3,500^*
turbo: 3,900^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 4 · 28 fields

name: Xeon E3-1270 v2^*
Release Date: May 14th, 2012^*
Part#: SR0P6^*
Frequency: 3.5^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 3.9 GHz^*
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 35.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Ivy Bridge^*
Socket: Intel Socket 1155^*
Generation: Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)^*
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, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, TXT, VT-x, VT-d, HTT, AES-NI, ECC^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only)^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 8 MB (shared)^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Die Size: 160^* mm²
Package: FC-LGA12C^*
Market: Server/Workstation^*

Specifications 5 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2 @ 3.50GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 10 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2012-05-14^*
Process Size (nm): 22^* nm
TDP (W): 69^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 160^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,400^*
Freq (MHz): 3,500^* MHz

Specifications 7 · 19 fields

turbo frequency: 3,900^*
cache size: 8,192^*
tdp: 69^*
socket: FCLGA1155^*
memory type: DDR3 1333/1600^*
cores: 4^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 34,361,835.51953125^*
status: Discontinued^*
package size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm^*
threads: 8^*
name: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v2^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 6,433^*
processor number: E3-1270V2^*
launch date: 2012-05-01^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 5^*
base frequency: 3,500^*

Specifications 8 · 54 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$339.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

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

Intel® TSX-NI

No^*

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^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Total Cores

4^*

Total Threads

8^*

Processor Base Frequency

3.5^* 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

69^* W

Max Turbo Frequency

3.9^* GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

3.9^* GHz

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q2'12^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Tuesday | December 31 | 2019^*

Supply Status

Discontinued^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

32.77^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3 1333/1600^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

25.6^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

No^*

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology

No^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

0^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family^*

Intel® Clear Video Technology

No^*

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology

No^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

1x16 & 1x4 | 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1155^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

Processor Number

E3-1270V2^*

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Demand Based Switching

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Instruction Set Extensions

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

Intel® Fast Memory Access

Yes^*

Intel® Flex Memory Access

Yes^*

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

Yes^*

Specifications 9 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2 @ 3.50GHz^*
socket: LGA1155^*
category: Server^*
price: $356.50^*
mark: 9,462^*
value: 26.54^*
single thread: 2,079^*
single thread value: 5.83^*
tdp: 69^*
powerperf: 137^*
testdate: Jul 2012^*

Specifications 10 · 5 fields

microarchitecture

Ivy Bridge^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
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

3.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
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 E3-1270 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
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 E3-1270 V2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
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

69^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Xeon E3-1270 V2^*
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 E3-1270 V2 @ 3.50GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

testDate

2,012^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

socket

LGA1155^*

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

84.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

cpuMark

6,431^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

cpuValue

75.66^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

threadMark

2,064^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

threadValue

24.29^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

TDP

69^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

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

powerPerf

93.2^*

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 E3-1270 v2^*
status: Discontinued^*
releaseDate: 2,012^*
cores: 4^*
maxTurboClock: 3.9^*
baseClock: 3.5^*
cache: 8^*
cacheInfo: Intel Smart Cache^*

* Provisional data