Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2630 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 E5-2630 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19216 vs 8074

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19216 vs 8074

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2350 vs 1725

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2350 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1725

2350

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19216

8074

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1725	2350
PassMark - CPU mark	19216	8074
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	676
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5750
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 E5-2630 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	1477	1482
Processor Number	E5-2630V4	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	2.20 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600/1866 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 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	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)
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