Intel Xeon Gold 5115 vs Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5115

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24805 vs 7418
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 768 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 24805 vs 7418

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • Around 1% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 85 Watt
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2391 vs 1848
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2391 vs 1848

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1848
2391
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24805
7418
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1848 2391
PassMark - CPU mark 24805 7418

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon E3-1286 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Haswell
Launch date Q3'17 Q2'14
Place in performance rating 1022 1025
Processor Number 5115 E3-1286V3
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 4.10 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of threads 20 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 768 GB 32 GB
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 84 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 1S Only
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Execution Units 20
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2
OpenGL 4.3