Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19937 vs 8407
  • Around 24% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19860 vs 15978
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 19937 vs 8407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 19860 vs 15978

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 135 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2322 vs 2277
  • Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 4468 vs 3707
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2322 vs 2277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4468 vs 3707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2277
2322
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19937
8407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3707
4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
19860
15978
Name Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 2277 2322
PassMark - CPU mark 19937 8407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3707 4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 19860 15978

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Skylake
Launch date Q1'16 5 August 2015
Place in performance rating 262 282
Processor Number E5-2643V4 E3-1280V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $612
Price now $690.01
Value for money (0-100) 4.55

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 12 8
VID voltage range 0 0.55V-1.52V
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support

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 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 135 Watt 80 Watt

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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

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
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics None

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort N / A
Max resolution over eDP N / A
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 N / A
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi N / A

Graphics API support

DirectX N / A
OpenGL N / A