Intel Xeon Gold 6348 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6348 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 6348

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6348

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
24 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 4
48 more threads: 56 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
28x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
96x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 64 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2363 vs 2316
9.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 76125 vs 8352

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores	28 vs 4
Number of threads	56 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.75 MB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	28 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	42 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2363 vs 2316
PassMark - CPU mark	76125 vs 8352

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 235 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 235 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6348
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2363

2316

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

76125

8352

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6348	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2363	2316
PassMark - CPU mark	76125	8352
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4468
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		15978

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6348	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$3072	$612
Place in performance rating	251	252
Processor Number	6348	E3-1280V5
Series	3rd 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	2.60 GHz	3.70 GHz
L1 cache	1.75 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	42 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	28	4
Number of threads	56	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
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	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
ECC memory support
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)	235 Watt	80 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)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® 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