Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438N and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 7 month(s) later
28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
56 more threads: 64 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
10x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2315 vs 2266
7.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 52789 vs 7389

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs June 2013
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2315 vs 2266
PassMark - CPU mark	52789 vs 7389

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
16384x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
139810.1x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 60MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2315

2266

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52789

7389

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2315	2266
PassMark - CPU mark	52789	7389
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13102

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351	$800
Place in performance rating	436	430
Architecture codename		Haswell
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
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	32	4
Number of threads	64	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)