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.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

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		2314
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	272	276
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