Intel Core M-5Y70 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

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Intel Core M-5Y70 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

CPU comparison

Intel Core M-5Y70 or Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core M-5Y70 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core M-5Y70 was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Core M (16) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Core M 5 (7) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15)
5 Generation 4
Broadwell Y Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core M-5Y70 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz). The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Core M-5Y70 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.10 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.90 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core M-5Y70 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 5300 GPU no iGPU
0.10 GHz GPU frequency --
0.85 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 5300 GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core M-5Y70 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core M-5Y70 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core M-5Y70 has a TDP of 4.5 W, that of the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 is 80 W.

Intel Core M-5Y70 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core M-5Y70 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Core M-5Y70 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1234 Socket LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2014 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price 315 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core M-5Y70 (67%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core M-5Y70 (26%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
667 (64%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1041 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1079 (27%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3927 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1791 (24%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
7322 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
107 (70%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
153 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
208 (28%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
742 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1238 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
4281 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
2021 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
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