Xeon E3-1285L v4: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E3-1285L v4 provides acceptable benchmark performance at 5.11% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Xeon E3-1285L v4 sales 2 June 2015. This is a Broadwell-DT architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCLGA1150 processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866 memory.
Primary details
Xeon E3-1285L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 1205 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Power efficiency | 7.41 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-DT (2015) | |
| Release date | 2 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 8 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | of 50 MHz (i486DX-50) |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1285L v4 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | FCLGA1150 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| vPro | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| eDRAM | 128 MB | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | |
| TSX | + | |
| Idle States | + | |
| FDI | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866 | |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | of 6 TiB (EPYC 9654) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.8 GB/s | of 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9654) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Xeon E3-1285L v4.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Iris Pro P6300 | |
| Max video memory | 32 GB | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Clear Video | + | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | |
| Execution Units | 48 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1285L v4's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5.0 (EPYC 9655P) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Xeon E3-1285L v4. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
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.
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.
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Xeon E3-1285L v4 is Opteron 6386 SE, which is faster by 3% and higher by 21 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
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