Xeon Gold 6248R vs E3-1220 v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v5
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.67
Xeon Gold 6248R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
22.31
+508%

Xeon Gold 6248R outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v5 by a whopping 508% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1497236
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.6916.76
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency4.3410.30
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$203$2,700

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6248R has 523% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3030
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data75 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R 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)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Xeon Gold 6248R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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 E3-1220 v5 3.67
Xeon Gold 6248R 22.31
+508%

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 E3-1220 v5 5828
Xeon Gold 6248R 35434
+508%

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 E3-1220 v5 1213
Xeon Gold 6248R 1287
+6.1%

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 E3-1220 v5 3414
Xeon Gold 6248R 10808
+217%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.67 22.31
Recency 19 October 2015 24 February 2020
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v5 has 156.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6248R, on the other hand, has a 507.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6248R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v5 in performance tests.


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