Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2 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 E5-4650 v2

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • 12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31723 vs 8066
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 31723 vs 8066

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

  • Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2242 vs 1531
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2242 vs 1531

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1531
2242
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
31723
8066
Name Intel Xeon E5-4650 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 1531 2242
PassMark - CPU mark 31723 8066
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 923
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 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 E5-4650 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge EP Skylake
Launch date Q1'14 Q4'15
Place in performance rating 1146 1136
Processor Number E5-4650V2 E3-1245V5
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Maximum frequency 2.90 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 8
VID voltage range 0.65-1.30V 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 768 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

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 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 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 4S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® 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
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

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