Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 vs Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Intel Xeon E3-1286L 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 2207
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8029 vs 6450

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 2207
PassMark - CPU mark	8029 vs 6450

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

2207

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8029

6450

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5	Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245	2207
PassMark - CPU mark	8029	6450
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5	Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q4'15	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1061	1042
Processor Number	E3-1245V5	E3-1286LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P530
Execution Units		20
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
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)	80 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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
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)