Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16970 vs 6803

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16970 vs 6803

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Around 30% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2149 vs 1574

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2149 vs 1574

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1574

2149

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16970

6803

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1574	2149
PassMark - CPU mark	16970	6803
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4620 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'14	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1294	1299
Processor Number	E5-4620V2	E3-1285Lv3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$809
Price now		$808.02
Value for money (0-100)		3.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	16	8
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
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	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5 mm x 45 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
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	4S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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