| Type | 
CPU / Microprocessor | 
| Market segment | 
Server | 
| Family | 
Intel Xeon E3-1200 | 
| Model number    | 
E3-1280 | 
| CPU part numbers | 
- CM8062307261903 is an OEM/tray microprocessor 
 - BX80623E31280 is a boxed microprocessor 
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| Frequency    | 
3500 MHz | 
| Turbo frequency | 
3900 MHz (1 core) 3800 MHz (2 cores) 3700 MHz (3 cores) 3600 MHz (4 cores) | 
| Bus speed    | 
5 GT/s DMI | 
| Clock multiplier    | 
35 | 
| Package | 
1155-land Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FCLGA 1155) | 
| Socket | 
Socket 1155 / H2 / LGA1155 | 
| Size | 
1.48" x 1.48" / 3.75cm x 3.75cm | 
| Introduction date | 
Apr 3, 2011 | 
| End-of-Life date | 
Last order date is December 27, 2013 Last shipment date for tray processors is December 5, 2014 | 
| Price at introduction | 
$612 | 
| S-spec numbers | 
|   | 
ES/QS processors | 
Production processors |  
| Part number | 
Q1HY | 
SR00R |  
| BX80623E31280 | 
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| CM8062307261903 | 
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| Architecture / Microarchitecture | 
| Microarchitecture | 
Sandy Bridge | 
| Platform | 
Bromolow | 
| Processor core    | 
Sandy Bridge | 
| Core stepping    | 
D2 (Q1HY, SR00R) | 
| CPUID | 
206A7 (SR00R) | 
| Manufacturing process | 
0.032 micron High-K metal gate process | 
| Data width | 
64 bit | 
| The number of cores | 
4 | 
| The number of threads | 
8 | 
| Floating Point Unit | 
Integrated | 
| Level 1 cache size    | 
4 x 32 KB 8-way set associative instruction caches 4 x 32 KB 8-way set associative data caches | 
| Level 2 cache size    | 
4 x 256 KB 8-way set associative caches | 
| Level 3 cache size | 
8 MB 16-way set associative shared cache | 
| Physical memory | 
32 GB | 
| Multiprocessing | 
Uniprocessor | 
| Features | 
- MMX instructions 
 - SSE / Streaming SIMD Extensions 
 - SSE2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 
 - SSE3 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 
 - SSSE3 / Supplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 
 - SSE4 / SSE4.1 + SSE4.2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 4    
 - AES / Advanced Encryption Standard instructions 
 - AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions 
 - EM64T / Extended Memory 64 technology / Intel 64    
 - NX / XD / Execute disable bit    
 - HT / Hyper-Threading technology    
 - VT-x / Virtualization technology    
 - VT-d / Virtualization for directed I/O 
 - TBT 2.0 / Turbo Boost technology 2.0    
 - TXT / Trusted Execution technology 
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| Low power features | 
- C1, C3 and C6 thread states 
 - C1/C1E, C3 and C6 core states 
 - C1/C1E, C3 and C6 package states 
 - Enhanced SpeedStep technology    
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| Integrated peripherals / components | 
| Integrated graphics | 
None | 
| Memory controller | 
The number of controllers: 1 Memory channels: 2 Supported memory: DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 Maximum memory bandwidth (GB/s): 21.3 ECC supported: Yes | 
| Other peripherals | 
- Direct Media Interface 2.0 
 - PCI Express 2.0 interface 
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| Electrical / Thermal parameters | 
| Minimum/Maximum operating temperature    | 
5°C - 73.6°C | 
| Minimum power dissipation | 
5.5 Watt (C6 state) | 
| Thermal Design Power    | 
95 Watt | 
| Notes on Intel Xeon E3-1280 | 
- The processor has the following security, data protection and/or software features: Intel vPro technology and Identity Protection technology.
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