Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 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 E3-1246 v3

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3

Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2216 vs 2022
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 918 vs 758
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 129.254 vs 122.873
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 5.339 vs 4.296
3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 45.851 vs 11.999

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2216 vs 2022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	918 vs 758
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	129.254 vs 122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.339 vs 4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	45.851 vs 11.999

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21209 vs 7292
Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6231 vs 3473
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.414 vs 7.971
Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.042 vs 0.683

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21209 vs 7292
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6231 vs 3473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.414 vs 7.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.042 vs 0.683

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2216

2022

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7292

21209

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

918

758

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3473

6231

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.971

8.414

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

129.254

122.873

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.683

1.042

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.339

4.296

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

45.851

11.999

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2216	2022
PassMark - CPU mark	7292	21209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	918	758
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3473	6231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	7.971	8.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	129.254	122.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.683	1.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.339	4.296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	45.851	11.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1668	1678
Processor Number	E3-1246V3	E5-2667V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$2,300
Price now		$763.56
Value for money (0-100)		6.24
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	20
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	130 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
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	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)