Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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 E3-1285L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
7.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 13.442 vs 1.853
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 209.959 vs 80.062
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.343 vs 0.584
3.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 8.446 vs 2.365
4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 27.642 vs 5.981

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442 vs 1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959 vs 80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343 vs 0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446 vs 2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642 vs 5.981

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.442

1.853

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

209.959

80.062

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.343

0.584

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.446

2.365

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

27.642

5.981

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.442	1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	209.959	80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.343	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	8.446	2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	27.642	5.981
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6767
PassMark - Single thread mark		2149
PassMark - CPU mark		6803
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13475

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Haswell
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1309	1300
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3	E3-1285Lv3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$809
Price now		$808.02
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	18	4
Number of threads	36	8
Die size		160 mm
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA1150
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2