Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
7.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
64x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 64 GB
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2969 vs 2577
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 79938 vs 9056

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs August 2017
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2969 vs 2577
PassMark - CPU mark	79938 vs 9056

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
21845.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 185 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2969

2577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

79938

9056

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	2969	2577
PassMark - CPU mark	79938	9056
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18224

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5418Y	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Kaby Lake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	August 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$1493
Place in performance rating	116	119
Processor Number	5418Y	E3-1285V6
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$450
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		7.82
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	4.10 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	79 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	16
PCI Express revision	5	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, 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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
Device ID		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		350 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 P630
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		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4