Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs E3-1245 v5

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1245 v5
5.23
+3%

E3-1245 v5 outperforms E5-2620 v3 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10881107
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.893.01
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date19 October 2015 (8 years old)8 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$294no data
Current price$351 (1.2x MSRP)$69
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2620 v3 has 59% better value for money than Xeon E3-1245 v5.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size122 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+no data
Identity Protectionno data-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s59 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics P530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

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 E3-1245 v5 5.23
+3%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 5.08

E3-1245 v5 outperforms E5-2620 v3 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.


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 E3-1245 v5 8033
+2.9%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 7810

E3-1245 v5 outperforms E5-2620 v3 by 3% in Passmark.

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 E3-1245 v5 1306
+40.9%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 927

E3-1245 v5 outperforms E5-2620 v3 by 41% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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 E3-1245 v5 4158
+4.1%
Xeon E5-2620 v3 3994

E3-1245 v5 outperforms E5-2620 v3 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.23 5.08
Recency 19 October 2015 8 September 2014
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 85 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Xeon E5-2620 v3. The differences in performance seem too small.


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