Intel Xeon Gold 6258R vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6258R 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 6258R

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6258R

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 4
48 more threads: 56 vs 8
4.8x 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
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2346 vs 2322
7.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 63984 vs 8407

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 4
Number of threads	56 vs 8
L3 cache	38.5 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2346 vs 2322
PassMark - CPU mark	63984 vs 8407

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 6258R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2346

2322

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

63984

8407

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2346	2322
PassMark - CPU mark	63984	8407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6258R	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'20	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$4523	$612
Place in performance rating	302	282
Processor Number	6258R	E3-1280V5
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$690.01
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.55
Performance
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
L3 cache	38.5 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	28	4
Number of threads	56	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
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)
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