Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
23.4x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10838 vs 6315

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10838 vs 6315

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Around 46% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 87 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 1384

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	87 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 vs 1384

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1384

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10838

6315

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1384	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	10838	6315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3289

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4650 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'15	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1569	1566
Processor Number	E5-4650V3	E3-1290V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$885
Price now		$885
Value for money (0-100)		3.23
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	8
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	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32.77 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	87 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Scalability	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
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)