Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 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 E3-1225 v5

Intel Xeon E3-1280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 vs 1802
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5976 vs 5646
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 896 vs 734
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2945 vs 2751

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101 vs 1802
PassMark - CPU mark	5976 vs 5646
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	896 vs 734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2945 vs 2751

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2101

1802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5976

5646

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

896

734

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2945

2751

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5	Intel Xeon E3-1280
PassMark - Single thread mark	2101	1802
PassMark - CPU mark	5976	5646
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	896	734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2945	2751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	123.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.623
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.448

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5	Intel Xeon E3-1280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q4'15	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1757	1786
Processor Number	E3-1225V5	E3-1280
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$450
Price now		$368
Value for money (0-100)		6.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		216 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		73.6°C
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	400 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 P530
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
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
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)