Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Xeon E3-1290 v2 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2680 v3 is 847 days newer than Xeon E3-1290 v2.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 - 87 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 177 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 - 24 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon E3-1290 v2
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Xeon E5-2680 v3
Server/Workstation • Sep 8th, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 | vs | Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 |
|---|---|---|
| May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2014 |
| Xeon E3 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Server | Segment | Server |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
87 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
