Intel Xeon E3-1230 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660

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

Intel Xeon E5-2660 is 1.7× the multi-core performance per € of Intel Xeon E3-1230, comparing the cheapest live server of each.

CPU A2 in stock

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Sandy Bridge · 2011 · 4C · PERF 380 / 78 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 E3-1230	Intel Xeon E5-2660
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€24.84Best of 2	€42.59
Median per month↓	€24.84Best of 2	€350.58
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	78Best of 2	54
Multi-thread (est.)↑	380	1,045Best of 2
Performance per €↑	15	25Best of 2
Hardware
Generation	Sandy Bridge (2011)	Sandy Bridge (2012)
Cores per server	4	16
Availability
In stock↑	2 · 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 E3-1230 servers

Cheapest in stock2 of 2 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1230 oneprovider · Shared/Fair Usage Policy Bandwidth · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸Seattle	–	Steal−53%	€24.84 €6.21/core
TNT Intel Xeon E3-1230 tier-net · Clearance Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	32 GB	4 TB	🇺🇸Charlotte	2h–24h	Deal−26%	€43.49 €10.87/core

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 E3-1230 or Intel Xeon E5-2660?

The cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1230 server is €24.84/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2660 is €42.59/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Estimated multi-thread: Intel Xeon E3-1230 380 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 1,045; single-thread 78 vs 54 (Zen 2 core @ 3 GHz = 100, estimates).

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