Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

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

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 is 3.8× the multi-core performance per € of Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2, comparing the cheapest live server of each.

CPU A14 in stock

Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2

Ivy Bridge · 2012 · 4C · PERF 408 / 84 ST

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CPU B16 in stock

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2

Ivy Bridge · 2013 · 20C · PERF 1,360 / 56 ST

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Head to head	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€26.62Best of 2	€305.32
Median per month↓	€44.37Best of 2	€399.39
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	84Best of 2	56
Multi-thread (est.)↑	408	1,360Best of 2
Performance per €↑	15Best of 2	4
Hardware
Generation	Ivy Bridge (2012)	Ivy Bridge (2013)
Cores per server	4	20
Availability
In stock↑	14 · 2 providers	16 · 2 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 E3-1230 v2 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 14 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 oneprovider · Shared/Fair Usage Policy Bandwidth · Ivy Bridge 2012	4/8	16 GB	2 TB	🇺🇸Seattle	–	Steal−42%	€26.62 €6.66/core
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 oneprovider · Guaranteed Bandwidth · Ivy Bridge 2012	4/8	32 GB	2 TB	🇵🇱Warsaw	–	Steal−65%	€31.99 €8.00/core
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 oneprovider · Guaranteed & Unmetered Bandwidth · Ivy Bridge 2012	4/8	32 GB	2 TB	🇳🇱Amsterdam	–	Steal−64%	€32.99 €8.25/core
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 oneprovider · Guaranteed Bandwidth · Ivy Bridge 2012	4/8	32 GB	2 TB	🇫🇷Paris	–	Steal−64%	€32.99 €8.25/core
TNT Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 tier-net · Clearance Servers · Ivy Bridge 2012	4/8	16 GB	250 GB	🇺🇸Bend	2h–24h	Fair−5%	€35.50 €8.88/core

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Cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 16 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
FDC 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 fdcservers · Instant Deployment · Ivy Bridge 2013	20/40	128 GB	480 GB	🇺🇸Chicago	8min–15min	Steal−35%	€305.32 €15.27/core
FDC 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 fdcservers · Instant Deployment · Ivy Bridge 2013	20/40	128 GB	2 TB	🇬🇧London	8min–15min	Steal−41%	€339.04 €16.95/core
FDC 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 fdcservers · Instant Deployment · Ivy Bridge 2013	20/40	128 GB	2 TB	🇬🇧London	8min–15min	Steal−41%	€340.82 €17.04/core
FDC 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 fdcservers · Instant Deployment · Ivy Bridge 2013	20/40	128 GB	11 TB	🇺🇸Chicago	8min–15min	Deal−15%	€354.13 €17.71/core
FDC 2× Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 fdcservers · Instant Deployment · Ivy Bridge 2013	20/40	128 GB	14 TB	🇺🇸Chicago	8min–15min	Deal−11%	€370.11 €18.51/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 or Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2?

The cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 server is €26.62/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 is €305.32/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Estimated multi-thread: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 408 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 1,360; single-thread 84 vs 56 (Zen 2 core @ 3 GHz = 100, estimates).

How we price

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