Intel Xeon E3-1278L v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1278L v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1278L v4

Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1278L v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 47 Watt vs 65 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1278L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1278L v4	Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark		2329
PassMark - CPU mark		6929

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1278L v4	Intel Xeon E3-1286L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'15	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	not rated	1067
Processor Number	E3-1278LV4	E3-1286LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1600	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	800 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB	1.7 GB
Execution Units		20
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		2880x1800@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2	11.2
OpenGL	4.3	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1364	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	47 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)