Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 115U

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Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Core Ultra 5 115U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 and the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 4 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
4 Generation 1
Haswell S Architecture Meteor Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 5 115U clocks with 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 10
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 1.00 GHz (3.50 GHz)
4x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics P4600 GPU Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.80 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology 5 nm
3 Max. displays 4
20 Compute units 48
160 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12.2

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 P4600 GPU Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory LPDDR5-7500, DDR5-5600
32 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 10.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has a TDP of 84 W. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 5 115U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
84 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 22 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 5 115U is at 10.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
22 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1150 Socket BGA 2049
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q4/2023
205 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 (77%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 (58%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U (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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1237 (77%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
1612 (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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3458 (58%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
5965 (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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
Intel HD Graphics P4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384 (29%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.80 GHz
1340 (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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1022 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3144 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
5538 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
145 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
534 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
8C 10T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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