Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 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, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
  • 20 more threads: 28 vs 8
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26882 vs 8029
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9536 vs 3673
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 4
Number of threads 28 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 26882 vs 8029
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9536 vs 3673

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 145 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2237 vs 1932
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 923 vs 797
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2237 vs 1932
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 923 vs 797

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1932
2237
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
26882
8029
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
797
923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
9536
3673
Name Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 1932 2237
PassMark - CPU mark 26882 8029
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 797 923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9536 3673
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1798
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4154

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Skylake
Launch date Q3'14 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1141 1135
Processor Number E5-2697V3 E3-1245V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 9.6 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 76.7°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 14 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 28 8
VID voltage range 0.65V–1.30V 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 51mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 145 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

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

Device ID 0x191D
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics P530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.4