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Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 82 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz, Intel Xeon CPU E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 13.82

Overall Rank:
1848th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
1357th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
773rd fastest in out of 1229 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $546.25 USD (2020-10-13)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
7547
Single Thread Rating
2330

Samples: 94*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,965
Thread: 2,204

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz

Integer Math27,293 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math13,750 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,197 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,141 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression114,660 KBytes/Sec
Physics493 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,175 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,330 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
 7,547
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.68
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.35
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
 13.82
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,369
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
 2,330
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3257578 - Feb 02 2026
7054
BL3223533 - Jan 18 2026
7012
BL3223532 - Jan 18 2026
7655
BL3209275 - Jan 13 2026
6863
BL3208928 - Jan 13 2026
7670
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
 7,547
Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 9,425 (+24.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 8,305 (+10.0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 7,493 (-0.7%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 8,104 (+7.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 7,563 (+0.2%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 7,230 (-4.2%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 9,093 (+20.5%)
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 8,729 (+15.7%)
Intel Xeon W-2123 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 8,521 (+12.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 7,034 (-6.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5222 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 9,355 (+23.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 9,198 (+21.9%)