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For this test configuration, we attempted to utilize a test configuration similar to what we used in the Xeon E3 V1 and V2 test beds. Show
Nothing too exciting here. We will have more motherboard reviews in the near future. Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 BenchmarksI will start off this section by saying that the standard test suite was built to test 1-8 thread single CPU systems. Examples are Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge Intel Xeon CPUs. Over time, we have been slowly altering the mix. Clearly, one would expect a different workload between dual Intel Xeon E5-2690 CPUs and something found in a low-end, low-power server like an Intel Pentium G2120. Moving to the 16-64 core realm where the AMD Opterons and Intel Xeon E5 CPUs dominate, we utilize our Linux test suite which will be the standard going forward. In the coming days we will update those results with more processors. For this review, we are using the full Windows and Linux test suites. Cinebench R11.5We have been using Cinebench benchmarks for years. Cinebench has been added to the test suite because it does represent a valuable benchmark of multi-threaded performance. We have had quite a few readers contact me about this type of performance for rendering performance. Cinebench R11.5 is something that anyone can run on their Windows machines to get a relative idea of performance. After seeing Cinebench scale from one to 64 cores, it has become a favorite. Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 CinebenchWith Cinebench 11.5.9 we do see some performance improvement with the new Haswell Xeon. Interestingly enough, it is now closing in on the dual Intel Xeon E5606 configuration. 7-Zip Compression Benchmark (Windows)7-Zip is an immensely popular compression application with an easy to use benchmark. It is also part of our Linux benchmark suite. Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 7-Zip WindowsAgain, an incremental performance boost over the Ivy Bridge generation. Haswell certainly does have some advantages. TrueCrypt Encryption BenchmarksWith Intel’s focus on its AES-NI features TrueCrypt can look a bit skewed. Unlike some dubious drivers over the years that were optimized for benchmarks over real world application, Intel’s AES-NI feature does encompass the addition of specialized hardware. This specialized hardware has many practical uses. For example, users of Solaris 11 can utilize the AES-NI features to see much higher throughput on encrypted volumes. AMD has started offering AES acceleration on many of its so it is a good test for most CPUs now. At the same time, modern processors are so fast that AES encryption is more or less “free” at any practical wire speeds. We see two things here. First, the E3-1220V3 performs well against its competition. It certainly does provide a nice bump over the Ivy Bridge generation V2 part. Probably not something that would make one want to upgrade from an earlier E3 though. Here is a sample screenshot of the benchmark so one can see how other encryption algorithms fare: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 TrueCrypt Example ScreenshotThe nice thing here is that every value is above gigabit network speeds. AES-NI still makes a huge impact. Handbrake 0.9.5 x264 Encoding BenchmarksWe are still using Handbrake v0.9.5. This is just to keep a consistent look at CPUs that have been tested with v0.9.5. We will begin to collect data on v0.9.6 and start using that once we have critical mass. Either way, Handbrake is an extremely popular x264 encoding and transcoding application. It is very common practice these days to encode video for mobile devices. Quick transcoding is an important CPU application. Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 HandbrakeAgain, this should be taken with a grain of salt as most of the Ivy Bridge and Haswell Xeons will run into the benchmark’s wall. This is just added for completeness. Hardinfo Performancehardinfo is a well known Linux benchmark that has been around for years. It tests a number of CPU performance aspects. Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 hardinfo benchmarkHere we see the Haswell based Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 perform very well against its competition. Often outperforming cloud instances by quite a bit. UnixBench 5.1.3 PerformanceUnixBench may be a defacto standard for Linux benchmarking these days. There are two main versions, one that tests single CPU performance on that tests multiple CPU performance. UnixBench segments these results. We run both sets of CPU tests. Here are the single threaded results: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 UnixBench Single ThreadedAdvanced IPC enhancements in Haswell along with a fairly high clock speed make the Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 perform well in single threaded tasks. Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 UnixBench Multi ThreadedOn the multi-threaded tests, the Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 is surpassing two 60w TDP Intel Xeon L5520 parts in many tests. c-ray 1.1 Performancec-ray is a very interesting ray tracing benchmark. It provides both consistent results and some clear separation. Ray tracing is generally a great multithreaded CPU benchmark. For this test we use both a simple 7500×3500 render and a more complex 1920×1200 render. Here are the results: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 c-ray benchmarkWe are still tracking down why the Intel Xeon E3-1230 fares so poorly in this test, it should complete renders much faster. Still the Haswell Xeon is doing very well despite being a 4C/4T part. Crafty Chess PerformanceCrafty is a well known chess benchmark. It is also one where we saw issues last time with the Phoronix Test Suite and running on ARM CPUs. Here are the Crafty Chess results from simply running “crafty bench”: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 Crafty Bench LinuxThe Intel Xeon E3-1200 architecture does very well here due to their higher clock speeds. Phoronix Test Suite PerformanceWe are using four tests from the Phoronix Test Suite: pts/stream, pts/compress-7zip, pts/openssl and pts/pybench.
Here are the results of the Phoronix Test Suite benchmarks: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 pts stream 7-zip openssl pybench linuxOverall a solid set of results from the Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3. We can see that the chip is also performing well against the AMD Opteron 3380. Power ConsumptionPower consumption is a top concern for hardware manufacturers. We test using an Extech 380803 True RMS power analyzer. It is a really nice unit that even records usage over time. Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 Power ConsumptionHere we can see that the Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 has min-max differentials closer to the V1 part. Overall a decent power savings over previous generation processors. This is what Haswell is all about. ConclusionFrom a performance perspective, the Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 is an incremental upgrade. For those with applications where a machine will be idle often, the new Haswell Xeon architecture makes sense. For the web hosting industry, Haswell Xeon processors are going to be the new standard. Much as Intel largely phased out the Sandy Bridge V1 generation Xeons just after Ivy Bridge was introduced, Haswell should be similar. Of course, the new LGA1150 socket means that there is an entire platform swap out for Haswell Xeons. One does benefit from additional onboard USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0gbps options. As we have seen, most motherboards are supporting the new Intel i210 network controller so there is an evolutionary platform movement happening with Haswell. On the other hand, Ivy Bridge Intel Xeon E3-1220 V2 chips are not going to be considered obsolete with the introduction of the Haswell parts and there is not much reason to upgrade at this point. |