Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Intel Xeon E5-4660 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1875 vs 1558

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875 vs 1558

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14256 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14256 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1875

1558

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

14256

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875	1558
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	14256

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Xeon E5-4660 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Haswell
Launch date	28 Mar 2017	Q2'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	1239	1264
Processor Number	E3-1205V6	E5-4660V3
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	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 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	2.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	14
Number of threads	4	28
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Maximum core temperature		82.5°C
Number of QPI Links		2
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
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	4
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	120 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	4S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
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)