Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1265L 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 E5-2687W v4

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28840 vs 6954

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2075 vs 2073
PassMark - CPU mark	28840 vs 6954

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

4.6x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 160 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 160 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2075

2073

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28840

6954

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2075	2073
PassMark - CPU mark	28840	6954
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	870
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	11425
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		29.922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		442.578
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		62.686

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	920	445
Processor Number	E5-2687WV4	E3-1265LV4
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	3.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	24	8
VID voltage range	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	29.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	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)	160 Watt	35 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		1.05 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