Xeon E5-2693 V3 vs E3-1275 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1189not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.30no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency6.25no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$350no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size122 mm2356 mm2
Number of transistors1,750 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA11512011-3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics P530N/A
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
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 E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 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 E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 160 Watt

Xeon E3-1275 v5 has a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2693 V3, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1275 v5 and Xeon E5-2693 V3. We've got no test results to judge.


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