Xeon E3-1225 v6 vs E3-1268L v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1268L v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
3.99
+9.9%
Xeon E3-1225 v6
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 73 Watt
3.63

Xeon E3-1268L v5 outperforms Xeon E3-1225 v6 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14191491
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.724.43
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency10.794.71
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$377$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1225 v6 has 158% better value for money than Xeon E3-1268L v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier2433
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6 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)
Socket1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics P530Intel HD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6.

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 E3-1268L v5 3.99
+9.9%
Xeon E3-1225 v6 3.63

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 E3-1268L v5 6334
+9.9%
Xeon E3-1225 v6 5765

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.99 3.63
Integrated graphics card 2.78 3.11
Recency 19 October 2015 28 March 2017
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 73 Watt

Xeon E3-1268L v5 has a 9.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 108.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E3-1225 v6, on the other hand, has 11.9% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1268L v5 and Xeon E3-1225 v6.


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