Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs Intel Core i3-4020Y

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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4020Y
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Intel Core i3-4020Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 and the Intel Core i3-4020Y and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 4 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the Intel Core i3-4020Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2013.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Intel Core i 4000Y (11)
5 Generation 4
Skylake S Architecture Haswell Y
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-4020Y clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
4 Cores 2
8 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 4200
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5, while the Intel Core i3-4020Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR3-1600, DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 6.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-4020Y is 11.5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 11.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 6 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-4020Y is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Characteristic Intel Core i3-4020Y
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
LGA 1151 Socket BGA 1168
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 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y (33%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y (19%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1165 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
348 (30%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4428 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
824 (19%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1442 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
487 (34%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
4827 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1002 (21%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
8364 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1444 (17%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
172 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
58 (34%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
844 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
145 (17%)

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 E3-1270 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-4020Y Intel Core i3-4020Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
272 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 Intel Core i3-4020Y
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