Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13211 vs 6205
  • Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3958 vs 3027
  • 3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 16.123 vs 4.342
  • 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 194.017 vs 76.645
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.526 vs 0.552
  • 3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.846 vs 2.18
  • 8.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 47.998 vs 5.406
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13211 vs 6205
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3958 vs 3027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.123 vs 4.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 194.017 vs 76.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.526 vs 0.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.846 vs 2.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.998 vs 5.406

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 89% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 1696
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 877 vs 697
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2063 vs 1696
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 877 vs 697

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1696
2063
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13211
6205
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
697
877
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3958
3027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
16.123
4.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
194.017
76.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.526
0.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.846
2.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
47.998
5.406
Name Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1696 2063
PassMark - CPU mark 13211 6205
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 697 877
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3958 3027
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.123 4.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 194.017 76.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.526 0.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.846 2.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 47.998 5.406

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Haswell
Launch date Q3'14 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1404 2187
Processor Number E5-2620V3 E3-1265Lv3
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $710
Price now $709.95
Value for money (0-100) 3.62

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2 0
Number of threads 12 8
VID voltage range 0.65V–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 59 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 45 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, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 2S 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 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 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

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3