Intel Xeon Gold 6244 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6244 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 6244

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
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
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2571 vs 2213
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32979 vs 6974

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2571 vs 2213
PassMark - CPU mark	32979 vs 6974

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6244
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2571

2213

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32979

6974

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2571	2213
PassMark - CPU mark	32979	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 6244	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'19	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$3412
Place in performance rating	588	600
Processor Number	6244	E3-1285 v3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.60 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
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)
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	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	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)	150 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)
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)
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)
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
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