Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 dedicated servers
Reliable single-CPU platform for web hosting, game servers and business applications — with unmetered bandwidth and DDoS protection by default.
Best-fit dedicated plans
These are the closest stock plans in our catalogue for Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 workloads. Fully customizable — port, storage, RAM, DDoS profile.
Xeon E5-2690 v3 · 128 GB · 10G
2× Intel® Xeon® E5-2690 v3 · 128 GB DDR4 ECC · 2× 512GB NVMe · 10 Gbit/s unmetered · DDoS-protected
Dual Xeon Gold 6138 · 128 GB · up to 100G
2× Intel® Xeon® Gold 6138 · 128 GB DDR4 ECC · 2× 1TB NVMe · 10/20/40/100 Gbit unmetered
Xeon Platinum 8168 · 256 GB · 4× NVMe
1× Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8168 · 256 GB DDR4 ECC · 4× 1.92TB NVMe · configurable bays
About Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
The Intel® Xeon® E3-1230 v2 remains one of the most popular single-CPU dedicated server platforms for stable production workloads. Balanced core count, low TDP and predictable performance make it a solid pick for small-to-mid web hosting, game servers, SaaS backends and monitoring stacks.
Built on Intel Ivy Bridge, the E3-1230 v2 delivers 4 cores / 8 threads at 3.3 GHz base (3.7 GHz turbo). Its PassMark CPU Mark score of 6,186 comfortably handles databases up to a few hundred GB, WordPress sites at 50k+ daily users, container clusters of ~15-20 containers and lightweight virtualization.
On Hostfory infrastructure, an E3-1230 v2-class box comes with 32 GB DDR3 ECC RAM, 2× SATA SSD or NVMe boot drives, IPMI/KVM access and your choice of 1 / 10 Gbit/s unmetered uplink. IPv4 (single or /29) and IPv6 (/64 default, /48 on request) dual-stack. Provisioning 4–6 hours across all four PoPs.
For workloads that outgrow the E3-1230 v2 — usually when CPU-bound processes cross 70% average — we typically recommend jumping straight to a Xeon Gold 6138 (20c/40t) or Platinum 8168 (24c/48t). Migration is done via rsync over private VLAN; typical downtime is under 5 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Is Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 good for virtualization?
It handles light-to-moderate virtualization — up to ~20 containers or 4-6 lightweight KVM guests. For heavier virt workloads, Xeon Gold or EPYC platforms with more cores/threads scale better.
What projects suit Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2 best?
Web hosting (WordPress/Magento single-site), small e-commerce, game servers (Minecraft, CS2, Rust up to 100 slots), monitoring stacks (Prometheus/Grafana), private cloud nodes, small SaaS backends.
Can I upgrade to a newer CPU later?
Yes. Migration to Gold 6138, Platinum 8168 or EPYC handled by our team with rsync over private VLAN. Typical downtime under 5 minutes with DNS pre-cut.