Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. 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 E3-1240 v6

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2370 vs 2164
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8669 vs 6819

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370 vs 2164
PassMark - CPU mark	8669 vs 6819

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 72 Watt
3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4062 vs 1082
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 13475 vs 3913

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 72 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4062 vs 1082
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	13475 vs 3913

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2370

2164

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8669

6819

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1082

4062

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3913

13475

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2370	2164
PassMark - CPU mark	8669	6819
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1082	4062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3913	13475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'17	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1229	1217
Processor Number	E3-1240V6	E3-1285Lv3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$809
Price now		$808.02
Value for money (0-100)		3.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
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
Anti-Theft technology
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® 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2