Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs E-2146G

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2146G
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.34
+57.7%
Xeon E3-1280 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.29

Xeon E-2146G outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v5 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2146G and Xeon E3-1280 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9001173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.591.79
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency9.876.26
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Skylake-S (2015)
Release date12 July 2018 (6 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$317$612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2146G has 1218% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2146G 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3537
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size154 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2146G 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2146G and Xeon E3-1280 v5. 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++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Xeon E-2146G and Xeon E3-1280 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2146G 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 E-2146G and Xeon E3-1280 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data
Max video memory128 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2146G and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2146G and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@24HzN/A
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60HzN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60HzN/A
Max resolution over VGAN/AN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2146G and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12N/A
OpenGL4.5N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2146G and Xeon E3-1280 v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 E-2146G 8.34
+57.7%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 5.29

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.

Xeon E-2146G 13253
+57.6%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 8407

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E-2146G 1525
+17.6%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 1297

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E-2146G 6229
+40.6%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 4430

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.34 5.29
Recency 12 July 2018 19 October 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8

Xeon E-2146G has a 57.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Xeon E-2146G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1280 v5 in performance tests.


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