Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2124 vs 1875
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10427 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2124 vs 1875
PassMark - CPU mark	10427 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1875

2124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

10427

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875	2124
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	10427
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		914
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		249.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		95.407

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Haswell
Launch date	28 Mar 2017	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	1238	956
Processor Number	E3-1205V6	E5-1650V3
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	0 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V	0.65–1.30V
Maximum core temperature		66.7°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)