Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4 vs E3-1230 v6

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1230 v6
5.28
+0.4%

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10781084
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.500.57
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years old)2 June 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data
Current price$400 (1.6x MSRP)$1178
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has 689% better value for money than Xeon E3-1285L v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus support8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+no data
FDIno data+
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro P6300
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 5.28
+0.4%
Xeon E3-1285L v4 5.26

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1230 v6 8113
+0.5%
Xeon E3-1285L v4 8074

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1230 v6 1292
+0.2%
Xeon E3-1285L v4 1289

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1230 v6 4347
Xeon E3-1285L v4 4511
+3.8%

E3-1285L v4 outperforms E3-1230 v6 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.28 5.26
Recency 28 March 2017 2 June 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E3-1285L v4. The differences in performance seem too small.


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