Intel Xeon Gold 5220 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5220 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5220

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
18x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41925 vs 6974

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41925 vs 6974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 125 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2213 vs 2211

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5220
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2211

2213

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41925

6974

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5220	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2211	2213
PassMark - CPU mark	41925	6974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.535
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4234
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13074

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5220	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$1555 - $1561
Place in performance rating	623	600
Processor Number	5220	E3-1285 v3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	4
Number of threads	36	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
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	4S	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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.3 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