Adobe Photoshop CS6

As we would expect, we do see per-clock gains with each successive generation. The major question you have to ask yourself is whether those improvements are worth buying Xeon E3-1275 v3 for if you already own a Sandy Bridge-based part. Of course, seconds add up throughout the day. So, saving a bit of time here or there can definitely have a meaningful impact on your daily productivity.
Adobe Premiere Pro CS6

As we saw in Photoshop, the Adobe Premiere Pro results show a similar trend line. In fact, there's a pretty significant jump as you go from Xeon E3-1275 to -1275 v2. The 100 MHz frequency different and lower memory data rate slow Sandy Bridge down. The delta isn't revolutionary, but is definitely quantifiable.
Look at it this way: a $100/ hour artist gaining 15 minutes of working time a day is equivalent to a $25/day benefit.
Adobe After Effects CS6

After Effects CS6 likewise conveys a nice improvement from the Sandy Bridge to Haswell generation. Although the jump from Ivy Bridge is significantly more muted, we certainly do see a nice performance advantage with the new Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3.
- The Intel Xeon E3-1200 Series' Evolution
- Three Generations Of Xeon E3-1275 CPUs
- Supermicro SuperWorkstation 5037A-iL: Our LGA 1155 Test Platform
- Supermicro SuperWorkstation 5038A-iL: Our LGA 1150 Test Platform
- Hardware Setup And Benchmarks
- Results: Synthetics
- Results: Adobe CS6
- Results: Content Creation
- Results: Productivity
- Results: Compression Apps
- Results: Media Encoding
- Power Consumption And Noise
- Xeon E3-1275 v3: A Lot Like Haswell On The Desktop, With Pro Features
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0 HideKeyboard_only , 23 September 2013 13:57Are those 3DMark 11 results correct? A Xeon using on-die graphics can achieve ~11K points in 3DMark 11?