Intel Xeon E3-1220 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660

Live dedicated server prices, availability and estimated performance, side by side.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 is 1.1× the multi-core performance per € of Intel Xeon E3-1220, comparing the cheapest live server of each.

CPU A7 in stock

Intel Xeon E3-1220

Sandy Bridge · 2011 · 4C · PERF 302 / 75 ST

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CPU B31 in stock

Intel Xeon E5-2660

Sandy Bridge · 2012 · 16C · PERF 1,045 / 54 ST

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Head to head	Intel Xeon E3-1220	Intel Xeon E5-2660
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€12.99Best of 2	€42.59
Median per month↓	€26.99Best of 2	€350.58
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	75Best of 2	54
Multi-thread (est.)↑	302	1,045Best of 2
Performance per €↑	23	25Best of 2
Hardware
Generation	Sandy Bridge (2011)	Sandy Bridge (2012)
Cores per server	4	16
Availability
In stock↑	7 · 2 providers	31 · 4 providersBest of 2
Fastest delivery↓	24 hours	15 minutesBest of 2

↑ higher is better · ↓ lower is better · bars scale to the better of the two · performance per € uses the cheapest server

Cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1220 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 7 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1220 oneprovider · Start Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/4	8 GB	2 TB	🇫🇷Paris	–	Steal−71%	€12.99 €3.25/core
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1220 oneprovider · Clearance Deals · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/4	16 GB	4 TB	🇫🇷Paris	2h–24h	Steal−67%	€15.99 €4.00/core
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1220 oneprovider · Clearance Deals · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/4	32 GB	8 TB	🇫🇷Paris	–	Steal−63%	€24.99 €6.25/core
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1220 oneprovider · Pro Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/4	32 GB	4 TB	🇫🇷Paris	–	Steal−68%	€26.99 €6.75/core
SCW Intel Xeon E3-1220 scaleway · Dedibox · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/4	32 GB	8 TB	🇫🇷Vitry-sur-Seine	2h–24h	Steal−56%	€29.99 €7.50/core

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Cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2660 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 31 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 oneprovider · Shared/Fair Usage Policy Bandwidth · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	64 GB	2 TB	🇺🇸Seattle	–	Steal−70%	€42.59 €2.66/core
DSP 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 dedispec · Pre-built · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	64 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸Kansas City	60min–12h	Steal−67%	€53.25 €3.33/core
DSP 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 dedispec · Custom · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	32 GB	480 GB	🇺🇸Kansas City	0min–3d	Steal−42%	€61.24 €3.83/core
DSP 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 dedispec · Custom · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	32 GB	4 TB	🇺🇸Kansas City	0min–3d	Steal−36%	€61.24 €3.83/core
ONE 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 oneprovider · 1Gbps / 100TB · Sandy Bridge 2012	16/32	32 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸Atlanta	–	Steal−30%	€70.99 €4.44/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Xeon E3-1220 or Intel Xeon E5-2660?

The cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1220 server is €12.99/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2660 is €42.59/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Estimated multi-thread: Intel Xeon E3-1220 302 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 1,045; single-thread 75 vs 54 (Zen 2 core @ 3 GHz = 100, estimates).

How we price

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