Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 vs Intel Xeon X5698

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Intel Xeon X5698 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

Intel Xeon X5698

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2320 vs 1922
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8395 vs 3447

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320 vs 1922
PassMark - CPU mark	8395 vs 3447

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5698

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.00 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5698

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2320

1922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8395

3447

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5	Intel Xeon X5698
PassMark - Single thread mark	2320	1922
PassMark - CPU mark	8395	3447
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3722

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5	Intel Xeon X5698
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Westmere EP
Launch date	Q4'15	February 2011
Place in performance rating	1343	1347
Processor Number	E3-1275V5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V
Die size		239 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1170 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics P530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	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
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
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)