Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4

18 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 4
36 more threads: 44 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44907 vs 7094

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 4
Number of threads	44 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44907 vs 7094

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 73% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2227 vs 2122

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2227 vs 2122

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2122

2227

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44907

7094

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2122	2227
PassMark - CPU mark	44907	7094
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13074

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	04'16	June 2013
Place in performance rating	608	614
Processor Number	E5-2699AV4	E3-1285 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	22	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	44	8
VID voltage range	0
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	145 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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)
Anti-Theft technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 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