Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs E5-2660 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	767	1170
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.91	1.83
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	9.01	6.26
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Skylake-S (2015)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,445	$612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2660 v4 has 59% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	28	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	QPI	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	20	37
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	3.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	35 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Xeon E3-1280 v5.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.37	5.49
Recency	20 June 2016	19 October 2015
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	8
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	80 Watt

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