Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 E5-2680 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24246 vs 6563
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 3205
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.094 vs 7.106

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24246 vs 6563
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890 vs 3205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094 vs 7.106

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2164 vs 1771
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 852 vs 713

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2164 vs 1771
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	852 vs 713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1771

2164

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24246

6563

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

852

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7890

3205

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.094

7.106

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1771	2164
PassMark - CPU mark	24246	6563
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713	852
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890	3205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094	7.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.362
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.329
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'14	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1715	1718
Processor Number	E5-2680V3	E3-1280V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$645
Price now		$1,512.82
Value for money (0-100)		1.84
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	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	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 1333/1600
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	69 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	2S
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® AVX
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)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)