Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 1505
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7808 vs 2248

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2015 vs May 2012
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2313 vs 1505
PassMark - CPU mark	7808 vs 2248

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% higher maximum memory size: 32.23 GB vs 32 GB
5.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 95 Watt

L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	32.23 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2313

1505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7808

2248

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2313	1505
PassMark - CPU mark	7808	2248
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	740
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2101
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2101
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3280
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3280
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5828

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	June 2015	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1249	1229
Processor Number	E3-1285V4	E3-1220LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32.23 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	32 GB
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P6300
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	17 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	1S 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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)