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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: 13.84

Overall Rank:
2025th fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
1509th fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
808th fastest in out of 1265 Server CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
7562
Single Thread Rating
2330

Samples: 107*
*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 Math27,313 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math13,756 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,195 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,142 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression114,825 KBytes/Sec
Physics494 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,201 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,330 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,818
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,745
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS
 28,602
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,564
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 19,158
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,107
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,247
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,739
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,279
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
 7,562
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 80.71
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.59
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.23
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
 13.84
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS
 NA
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 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 7 PRO 8845HS
 3,764
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,359
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
 2,330
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz
 2,067
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,930
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,782
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,720
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,326
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3714160 - Sep 14 2026
7485
BL3588420 - Jul 16 2026
7229
BL3499515 - May 31 2026
7734
BL3486337 - May 23 2026
7744
BL3486324 - May 23 2026
7598
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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz
 7,562
Intel Xeon E5-4627 v2 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 9,425 (+24.6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 8,305 (+9.8%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 7,509 (-0.7%)
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v6 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 7,886 (+4.3%)
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 7,232 (-4.4%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 9,052 (+19.7%)
Intel Xeon W-2123 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 8,464 (+11.9%)
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 7,024 (-7.1%)
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 9,024 (+19.3%)
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 6,844 (-9.5%)
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 6,507 (-14.0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3
 6,235 (-17.6%)