Xeon E5-2620 v4 vs E3-1280 v6

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1023	1009
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	3.62	1.33
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$612	$417
Current price	$562 (0.9x MSRP)	$816 (2x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1280 v6 has 172% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3 GHz
Bus support	8 GT/s	2 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	20 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	no data	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	68.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

E5-2620 v4 outperforms E3-1280 v6 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	5.84	5.94
Recency	28 March 2017	20 June 2016
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Cost	$612	$417
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	85 Watt

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