Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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 E5-1660 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12488 vs 6803

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12488 vs 6803

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2149 vs 1975
4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4062 vs 907
Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 13475 vs 7564

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2149 vs 1975
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	4062 vs 907
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	13475 vs 7564

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1975

2149

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12488

6803

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

907

4062

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7564

13475

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1975	2149
PassMark - CPU mark	12488	6803
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	907	4062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7564	13475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1294	1300
Processor Number	E5-1660V3	E3-1285Lv3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$809
Price now		$808.02
Value for money (0-100)		3.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	65.9°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	0	0
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
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	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866/2133	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
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)
Anti-Theft technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2