Xeon E-2486 vs E3-1281 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1275not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency5.44no data
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$506

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486 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 speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s16 GT/s
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)82 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2014 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 82 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E3-1281 v3 has 15.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2486, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1281 v3 and Xeon E-2486. We've got no test results to judge.


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