Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 vs Intel Core i7-970
What is the difference between Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Intel Core i7-970. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 884 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 580 |
| 3317 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 3238 |
| 6784 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 6747 |
| 2080 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1498 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 | Processor | Intel Core i7-970 |
| 3300 MHz | Frequency | 3200 MHz |
| 3700 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 3460 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 80 W | TDP | 130 W |
| Haswell | Codename | Gulftown |
| Socket 1150 LGA | Package | FCLGA1366 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 895 | Single-Core Score | 580 |
| 3342 | Multi-Core Score | 2690 |
| Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 11.5.1 (Build 20G80) | Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| iMac15,1 | Model | OEM OEM |
| iMac15,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-42FD25EABCABB274 iMac15,1 | Motherboard | EVGA X58 SLI FTW3 |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 | Name | Intel Core i7-970 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 2 |
| 3.30 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.19 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3.45 GHz | |
| Package | Socket 1366 LGA | |
| Codename | Gulftown | |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 6 |
| 8.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 12.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 8.00 GB | Size | 12.00 GB |
| Frequency | 530 MHz | |
| 1600 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR3 | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 895 | Single-Core Score | 580 |
|---|---|---|
| 1132 | Crypto Score | 562 |
| 825 | Integer Score | 578 |
| 1006 | Floating Point Score | 587 |
| 1132 1.93 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 562 980.4 MB/sec |
| 928 4.69 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 726 3.67 MB/sec |
| 879 41.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 676 32.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 780 2.20 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 560 1.58 MTE/sec |
| 735 862.7 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 573 673.4 KElements/sec |
| 825 258.5 Krows/sec | SQLite | 547 171.4 Krows/sec |
| 786 42.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 588 31.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 841 267.8 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 490 156.3 KB/sec |
| 829 6.46 Klines/sec | Clang | 556 4.34 Klines/sec |
| 840 9.74 images/sec | Camera | 524 6.07 images/sec |
| 902 1.13 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 495 619.6 Kpairs/sec |
| 960 5945.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 618 3831.2 FPS |
| 809 44.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 455 25.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 905 6.97 images/sec | Face Detection | 624 4.81 images/sec |
| 871 21.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 631 15.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 1741 85.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 984 48.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1594 21.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1030 14.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1113 893.9 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 649 521.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 800 7.17 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 419 3.75 Kpixels/sec |
| 963 30.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 685 21.9 Words/sec |
| 816 31.5 images/sec | Machine Learning | 276 10.7 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 3342 | Multi-Core Score | 2690 |
|---|---|---|
| 3450 | Crypto Score | 1436 |
| 3154 | Integer Score | 2765 |
| 3732 | Floating Point Score | 2737 |
| 3450 5.88 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1436 2.45 GB/sec |
| 4061 20.5 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 4631 23.4 MB/sec |
| 3999 189.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 4190 198.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 2204 6.22 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1071 3.02 MTE/sec |
| 2686 3.15 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 3559 4.18 MElements/sec |
| 3369 1.06 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 3593 1.13 Mrows/sec |
| 3170 172.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 3111 168.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2876 916.3 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1586 505.3 KB/sec |
| 3463 27.0 Klines/sec | Clang | 3512 27.4 Klines/sec |
| 3019 35.0 images/sec | Camera | 2048 23.7 images/sec |
| 3792 4.74 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 3090 3.87 Mpairs/sec |
| 4959 30721.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 4449 27563.3 FPS |
| 3451 189.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2900 159.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 3927 30.2 images/sec | Face Detection | 4023 31.0 images/sec |
| 3592 88.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2688 66.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 5318 260.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3621 177.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 6349 86.5 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 5267 71.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 5308 4.26 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 4270 3.43 Mpixels/sec |
| 3208 28.7 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 2425 21.7 Kpixels/sec |
| 2409 77.0 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1298 41.5 Words/sec |
| 1543 59.6 images/sec | Machine Learning | 585 22.6 images/sec |