Xeon E3-1220 vs Xeon E5-2609 v3 comparison
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Xeon E3-1220 performs better than the Xeon E5-2609 v3. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E5-2609 v3 in all gaming tests too.
When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon E5-2609 v3 has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the Xeon E3-1220 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Xeon E3-1220. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon E3-1220 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-2609 v3. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Xeon E3-1220 has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.
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