Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 vs Intel Xeon 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Intel Xeon 5120 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Intel Xeon 5120

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 77% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 65 nm
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 770
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6954 vs 1486

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark	6954 vs 1486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2073

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6954

1486

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4	Intel Xeon 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073	770
PassMark - CPU mark	6954	1486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	442.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	62.686
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25615

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4	Intel Xeon 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Woodcrest
Launch date	Q2'15	June 2006
Place in performance rating	470	473
Processor Number	E3-1265LV4	5120
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$45
Price now		$1,628.48
Value for money (0-100)		0.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	1.86 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	1066 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8
Die size		143 mm2
L2 cache		4096 KB
Maximum core temperature		65°C
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V	DDR2
Graphics
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	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	FCLGA1150	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
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 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)