Intel Xeon Gold 6208U vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6208U and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 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 6208U

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6208U

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27085 vs 8390

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
L1 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	22 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27085 vs 8390

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2331 vs 2265

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2331 vs 2265

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2265

2331

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27085

8390

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6208U	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2265	2331
PassMark - CPU mark	27085	8390
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6208U	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$989	$612
Place in performance rating	696	247
Processor Number	6208U	E3-1280V5
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$690.01
Value for money (0-100)		4.55
Performance
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
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	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	1S Only	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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		None
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		N / A
Max resolution over eDP		N / A
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		N / A
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX		N / A
OpenGL		N / A