Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Intel Xeon E5-2696 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

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
32 more threads: 36 vs 4
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 4
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	4.5 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	45 MB vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875
PassMark - CPU mark	5682
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6767

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Haswell-EP
Launch date	28 Mar 2017	Q4'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	1324	1312
Processor Number	E3-1205V6	E5-2696 v3
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2300 MHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	256 KB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	4.5 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	18
Number of threads	4	36
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4
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	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	LGA2011-3 (R3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	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® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)