Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 vs Intel Xeon E-2124

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5 and Intel Xeon E-2124 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

Intel Xeon E-2124

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 71 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8408 vs 6935

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 71 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8408 vs 6935

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2124

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2507 vs 2402

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2507 vs 2402

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2124

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

2507

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8408

6935

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5	Intel Xeon E-2124
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402	2507
PassMark - CPU mark	8408	6935
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1429
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2615
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2615
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4300
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4300

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1585 v5	Intel Xeon E-2124
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q2'16	May 2018
Place in performance rating	883	872
Processor Number	E3-1585V5	E-2124
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family	Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	4
Die size		126 mm
L1 cache		64K (per core)
L2 cache		256K (per core)
L3 cache		8 MB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L,LPDDR3 1600MHz, DDR4 2133MHz at 1.2V	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x193A
eDRAM	128 MB
Execution Units	72
Graphics base frequency	350 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	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics P580
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	71 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)