Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

  • 18 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 4
  • 36 more threads: 44 vs 8
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 1536 GB vs 64 GB
Number of cores 22 vs 4
Number of threads 44 vs 8
Maximum memory size 1536 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.53
PassMark - Single thread mark 2307
PassMark - CPU mark 8226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 14711

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell EP Skylake
Family Xeon E5
Launch date 20 June 2016 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 307 320
Processor Number E5-2696 v4 E3-1260LV5
Series E5-2000 Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 2.90 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 1408 KB
L2 cache 5.5 MB
L3 cache 55 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.7 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 22 4
Number of threads 44 8
Operating Temperature Range -25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count 7.2 billion
Unlocked
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 71.53 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1536 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
Number of USB ports 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 1x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

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