Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 was released in Q2/2014 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1150. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 achieved a result of 1,022 points (single-core) or 3,144 points (multi-core).
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3

CPU lineage

In this classification you can see to which group of processors the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3.

Name: Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
Family: Intel Xeon E3 (43)
CPU group: Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15)
Architecture: Haswell S
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 4
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 is 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has the Intel HD Graphics P4600 installed, which has 20 streaming multiprocessors (160 shaders).

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics P4600
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.20 GHz
Compute units: 20
Shader: 160
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2013
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600
21.3 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 has a TDP of 84 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 84 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 is made in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1150
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 8.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2014
Release price: 205 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 i5-8300H Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1026
Intel Core i3-N305 Intel Core i3-N305
8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1025
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1024
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1022
Intel Core i5-10500T Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1022
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 Intel Xeon Platinum 8168
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1022
Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
1022

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
3155
Google Tensor G2 Google Tensor G2
8C 8T @ 2.85 GHz
3149
Intel Core i7-4790T Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3148
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3144
Intel Core i7-3770S Intel Core i7-3770S
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
3143
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3139
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
3134

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 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1238
Intel Xeon Gold 6126T Intel Xeon Gold 6126T
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1238
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170 Intel Xeon Platinum 8170
26C 52T @ 3.70 GHz
1238
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1237
Intel Processor N97 Intel Processor N97
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1237
Intel Core i7-6950X Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz
1237
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
1237

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 i7-3960X Intel Core i7-3960X
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
3488
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3482
Intel Core i3-9100T Intel Core i3-9100T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3474
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3458
Intel Core i7-4700HQ Intel Core i7-4700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3447
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3436
Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
3428

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.
AMD A8-5500 AMD A8-5500
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
Intel HD Graphics P4600 @ 1.20 GHz
384
Intel Core i5-14450HX Intel Core i5-14450HX
Intel UHD Graphics 13th Gen (16 EU) @ 1.50 GHz
384
Intel Atom x7425E Intel Atom x7425E
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz
384
Intel Processor N200 Intel Processor N200
Intel UHD Graphics 32 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 0.75 GHz
384

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.
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz
5551
Intel Core i3-9100T Intel Core i3-9100T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
5551
Intel Core i7-4722HQ Intel Core i7-4722HQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
5540
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
5538
AMD Opteron 3280 AMD Opteron 3280
8C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
5533
Intel Core i7-3615QE Intel Core i7-3615QE
4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
5532
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U AMD Ryzen 3 2300U
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
5520

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 i5-5675C Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
146
Intel Core i5-5675R Intel Core i5-5675R
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
146
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
146
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
145
Intel Celeron G5900 Intel Celeron G5900
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
145
Intel Core i7-5700HQ Intel Core i7-5700HQ
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
145
Intel Core i3-4160 Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
145

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 i5-6440HQ Intel Core i5-6440HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
546
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
541
Intel Core i5-5575R Intel Core i5-5575R
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
536
Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1226 v3
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
534
Intel Core i5-4690K Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
534
Intel Core i5-4690 Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
534
Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
533

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