Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L 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 Platinum 8276L

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

24 more cores, run more applications at once: 28 vs 4
48 more threads: 56 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
72x more maximum memory size: 4.5 TB vs 64 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2427 vs 2307
7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60188 vs 8226

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	28 vs 4
Number of threads	56 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427 vs 2307
PassMark - CPU mark	60188 vs 8226

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

3.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2427

2307

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60188

8226

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427	2307
PassMark - CPU mark	60188	8226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14711

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$13422
Place in performance rating	316	319
Processor Number	8276L	E3-1260LV5
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	28	4
Number of threads	56	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
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)	165 Watt	45 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	S8S	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® 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