Xeon E-2336 vs E3-1280 v6

Place in the ranking	1146	752
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.96	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Power efficiency	7.48	15.10
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$612	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	39	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	44

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 E3-1280 v6 5.69

Xeon E-2336 10.37
+82.2%

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 E3-1280 v6 9032

Xeon E-2336 16467
+82.3%

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 E3-1280 v6 1436

Xeon E-2336 2048
+42.6%

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 E3-1280 v6 4615

Xeon E-2336 7454
+61.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.69	10.37
Recency	28 March 2017	8 September 2021
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon E-2336 has a 82.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 10.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2336 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1280 v6 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1280 v6 and Xeon E-2336, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.