| Processor family | Intel® Xeon® E3 Family |
| Processor frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| Processor cores | 4 |
| Processor socket | Socket H2 (LGA 1155) |
| Component for | Server/workstation |
| Processor lithography | 32 nm |
| Box | No |
| Processor model | E3-1270 |
| Processor threads | 8 |
| System bus rate | 5 GT/s |
| Processor operating modes | 64-bit |
| Processor cache | 8 MB |
| Processor cache type | L3 |
| Compatible chipsets | Intel C202, Intel C204, Intel C206, Intel C216 |
| Processor boost frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| Maximum internal memory supported by processor | 32 GB |
| Memory types supported by processor | DDR3-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speeds supported by processor | 1066,1333 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max) | 21 GB/s |
| Memory channels supported by processor | Dual |
| ECC supported by processor | Yes |
| On-board graphics adapter | No |
| Execute Disable Bit | Yes |
| Idle States | Yes |
| Thermal Monitoring Technologies | Yes |
| Maximum number of PCI Express lanes | 20 |
| PCI Express slots version | 2.0 |
| Supported instruction sets | AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 W |
| Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) | Yes |
| Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT) | Yes |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 |
| Intel® vPro™ Technology | Yes |
| Intel Fast Memory Access | Yes |
| Intel Flex Memory Access | Yes |
| Intel® Smart Cache | Yes |
| Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI) | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | Yes |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technology | Yes |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Yes |
| Intel Demand Based Switching | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) | VT-d, VT-x |