Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 processor review

Xeon E3-1225 v6 processor released by Intel; release date: Q1'17. The processor is designed for server-computers and based on Kaby Lake microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.70 GHz. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm.

Supported memory types: DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866. Maximum memory size: 64 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA1151. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 73 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics P630 with the following parameters: maximum video memory size - 64 GB.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4870

2050

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

156834

5795

Geekbench 4
Single Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

5311

911

Geekbench 4
Multi-Core

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

36691

3173

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	2050
PassMark - CPU mark	5795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	911
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3173

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics P630

Technical info
Boost clock speed	1150 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Pipelines	24
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Transistor count	189 million

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q1'17
Place in performance rating	1558
Processor Number	E3-1225V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4
Number of threads	4
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V

Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Graphics
Device ID	0x591D
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)