Intel Xeon Gold 6246R vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6246R 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 6246R

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6246R

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
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
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
4.5x 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
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2402 vs 2333
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48396 vs 8410

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402 vs 2333
PassMark - CPU mark	48396 vs 8410

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 205 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

2333

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48396

8410

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2402	2333
PassMark - CPU mark	48396	8410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$3286	$612
Place in performance rating	383	247
Processor Number	6246R	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	3.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
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)	205 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	2S	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)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
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