Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3

24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11633 vs 7061

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11633 vs 7061

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2152 vs 1939
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 878 vs 775
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3283 vs 3176

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2152 vs 1939
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	878 vs 775
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3283 vs 3176

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1939

2152

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11633

7061

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

775

878

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3176

3283

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1939	2152
PassMark - CPU mark	11633	7061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	775	878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3176	3283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		15.571
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		111.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.882
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		561
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2870
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		645
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		561
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2870
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		645

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2623 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1598	1606
Processor Number	E5-2623V3	E3-1245 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$320
Price now		$339.95
Value for money (0-100)		8.30
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	80.2°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	8	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)	105 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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 P4600
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3