Intel Xeon Gold 6346 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6346 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L 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. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6346

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6346

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 64 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2448 vs 2314
6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 56721 vs 8226

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2448 vs 2314
PassMark - CPU mark	56721 vs 8226

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
4.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6346
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2448

2314

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

56721

8226

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6346	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2448	2314
PassMark - CPU mark	56721	8226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14711

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6346	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2708
Place in performance rating	281	276
Processor Number	6346	E3-1260LV5
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of threads	32	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
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
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support