Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2353 vs 2195
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8084 vs 7268
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.832 vs 0.723

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2353 vs 2195
PassMark - CPU mark	8084 vs 7268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.832 vs 0.723

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 46.043 vs 40.284

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	46.043 vs 40.284

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2353

2195

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8084

7268

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.832

0.723

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

40.284

46.043

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2353	2195
PassMark - CPU mark	8084	7268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	15.699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	119.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.832	0.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	40.284	46.043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		920
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3374

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'15	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1487	1495
Processor Number	E3-1285LV4	E3-1270 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$370
Price now		$369.99
Value for money (0-100)		7.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	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
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Graphics
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	48
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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		None
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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B	PCG 2013D
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key 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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)