Intel Xeon Gold 6148 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6148 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 6148

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6148

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 4
32 more threads: 40 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
6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46690 vs 6974

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 4
Number of threads	40 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	46690 vs 6974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2213 vs 2109

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2213 vs 2109

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6148
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2109

2213

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

46690

6974

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6148	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2109	2213
PassMark - CPU mark	46690	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 6148	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'17	June 2013
Place in performance rating	519	520
Processor Number	6148	E3-1285 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	20	4
Number of threads	40	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
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)	150 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	2
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)
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