Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2073 vs 1737
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 442.578 vs 269.627
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.456 vs 2.336
2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.79 vs 12.708

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073 vs 1737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	442.578 vs 269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.456 vs 2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.79 vs 12.708

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 32 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17762 vs 6954
Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 56.606 vs 29.922
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 78.498 vs 62.686

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	256 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17762 vs 6954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	56.606 vs 29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	78.498 vs 62.686

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2073

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6954

17762

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

29.922

56.606

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

442.578

269.627

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.456

2.336

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

25.79

12.708

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

62.686

78.498

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2073	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	6954	17762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	29.922	56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	442.578	269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.456	2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.79	12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	62.686	78.498
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'15	March 2012
Place in performance rating	441	727
Processor Number	E3-1265LV4	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$815
Price now		$2,636.50
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		67°C
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
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	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)