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Intel Xeon E3-1270 Review: Explore CPU Specs and Performance

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Intel Xeon E3-1270
Let's talk about the Intel Xeon E3-1270 processor, released in Q2/2011. This review covers all its specs and performance metrics, giving you a comprehensive overview. Feel free to dive into the details and compare it with other models. With its base clock frequency 3.40 GHz, core count , and memory support for DDR3-1333, this CPU packs a punch. It's compatible with Socket LGA 1155 motherboards and has a thermal design power (TDP) of 80 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 specs

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Information about the Intel Xeon E3-1270 segment (for desktops or laptops) and the CPU family, along with the sales starting date.

Specification Value
Name Intel Xeon E3-1270
Family Intel Xeon E3
CPU group Intel Xeon E3
Segment Desktop / Server
Generation 2
Predecessor --
Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Technical and quantitative specifications of the Intel Xeon E3-1270: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
CPU Cores / Threads 4 / 8
Core architecture normal
Cores 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT Yes
Overclocking No
Frequency 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores) 3.60 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for the integrated graphics card in Intel Xeon E3-1270 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU
GPU frequency
GPU (Turbo) No turbo
Execution units
Shader
Max. GPU Memory --
Max. displays
Generation
Direct X --
Technology
Release date

Hardware codec support

List of video codecs supported by the Intel Xeon E3-1270 CPU. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
h264 No
VP8 No
VP9 No
AV1 No
AVC No
VC-1 No
JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version of the Intel Xeon E3-1270. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
Memory type DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth --
ECC Yes
PCIe 2.0 x 20
AES-NI Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP has the Intel Xeon E3-1270? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 80 W
TDP (PL2) --
TDP up --
TDP down --
Tjunction max. --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for the Intel Xeon E3-1270 CPU along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Technology 32 nm
Chip design Monolithic
Socket LGA 1155
L2-Cache --
L3-Cache 8.00 MB
Architecture Sandy-Bridge
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, AVX
Release date Q2/2011
Release price 339 $
Part Number --
Documents --

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