Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 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, 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 E5-1660 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13619 vs 7808

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13619 vs 7808

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2313 vs 2204

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2313 vs 2204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2204

2313

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13619

7808

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2204	2313
PassMark - CPU mark	13619	7808
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	888
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6851
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q2'16	June 2015
Place in performance rating	1249	1251
Processor Number	E5-1660V4	E3-1285V4
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	3.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	0	0
Number of threads	16	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
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
ECC memory support
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	95 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
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