Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6254 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
28 more threads: 36 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
18x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 2275
7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53981 vs 7393

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Apr 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	18 vs 4
Number of threads	36 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 2275
PassMark - CPU mark	53981 vs 7393

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 200 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 200 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6254
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2338

2275

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53981

7393

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338	2275
PassMark - CPU mark	53981	7393
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13102

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6254	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$3803	$800
Place in performance rating	402	414
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$697.36
Processor Number		E3-1280 v3
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.12
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	4
Number of threads	36	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
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
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)
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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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
Processor graphics		None