Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. 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 E3-1285 v6

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 79 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 79 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Around 36% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2579 vs 2073
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8536 vs 6954

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2579 vs 2073
PassMark - CPU mark	8536 vs 6954

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2073

2579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6954

8536

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073	2579
PassMark - CPU mark	6954	8536
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		5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18224

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q2'15	August 2017
Place in performance rating	440	118
Processor Number	E3-1265LV4	E3-1285V6
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$450
Value for money (0-100)		7.82
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	4.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Graphics
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB	64 GB
Device ID		0x191D
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4