Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 vs E3-1285 v6

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1285 v6
5.56

E5-2620 v4 outperforms E3-1285 v6 by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1285 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1039998
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.471.44
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-DT (2017)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date1 August 2017 (6 years old)20 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$450$417
Current price$950 (2.1x MSRP)$816 (2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1285 v6 has 72% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620 v4.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1285 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed4.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus support8 GT/s2 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)20 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1285 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 configuration12
SocketLGA-1151FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)79 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1285 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4. 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
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1285 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 Protectionno data-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1285 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 E3-1285 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size64 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s68.3 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics P630no 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 E3-1285 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 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 E3-1285 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@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 E3-1285 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1285 v6 and Xeon E5-2620 v4.

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 E3-1285 v6 5.56
Xeon E5-2620 v4 5.98
+7.6%

E5-2620 v4 outperforms E3-1285 v6 by 8% 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 E3-1285 v6 8536
Xeon E5-2620 v4 9180
+7.5%

E5-2620 v4 outperforms E3-1285 v6 by 8% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.56 5.98
Recency 1 August 2017 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Cost $450 $417
Power consumption (TDP) 79 Watt 85 Watt

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