Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 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. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
32 more threads: 36 vs 4
Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 209.959 vs 128.551

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 4
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959 vs 128.551

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

209.959

128.551

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959	128.551
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6829
PassMark - Single thread mark		2060
PassMark - CPU mark		5788
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		878
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2837

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Skylake
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1352	1511
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3	E3-1220V5
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	4.5 MB
L3 cache	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Number of cores	18	4
Number of threads	36	4
Maximum frequency		3.50 GHz
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA1151
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		80 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support