Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4 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 E5-4669 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4669 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
46.9x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32.77 GB
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11523 vs 6315

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 32.77 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	11523 vs 6315

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 87 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 1366

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	87 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 vs 1366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1366

2063

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11523

6315

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1366	2063
PassMark - CPU mark	11523	6315
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		860
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3289

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1290 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1573	1566
Processor Number	E5-4669V4	E3-1290V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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	2.20 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	22	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	44	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	1.5 TB	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	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 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)