Xeon E3-1285L v3 vs E3-1285L v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1103	1251
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.56	0.53
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Broadwell-DT (2015)	Haswell-WS (2013)
Release date	2 June 2015 (8 years ago)	2 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$809
Current price	$1222	$899 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1285L v4 has 6% better value for money than Xeon E3-1285L v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	160 mm2	160 mm2
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
FDI	+	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro P6300	Intel HD P4600
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	48	no data
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

3

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L v3 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

11.2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Xeon E3-1285L v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

E3-1285L v4 outperforms E3-1285L v3 by 18% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.22	4.41
Recency	2 June 2015	2 June 2013
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm

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