Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2355 vs 2237
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8090 vs 7365

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2355 vs 2237
PassMark - CPU mark	8090 vs 7365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2237

2355

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7365

8090

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2237	2355
PassMark - CPU mark	7365	8090
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	862
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3659
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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		40.284

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1474	1492
Processor Number	E5-1620V4	E3-1285LV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	0
Number of threads	8	8
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
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)
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
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3