Xeon E3-1285 v4 vs E5-2650 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
6.21
+26.2%
Xeon E3-1285 v4
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
4.92

Xeon E5-2650 v2 outperforms Xeon E3-1285 v4 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10851243
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.46no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency6.194.90
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)2 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$650no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
FDIno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/s29.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Pro P6300
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Xeon E3-1285 v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2650 v2 6.21
+26.2%
Xeon E3-1285 v4 4.92

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 E5-2650 v2 9865
+26.3%
Xeon E3-1285 v4 7808

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 E5-2650 v2 519
Xeon E3-1285 v4 1285
+148%

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 E5-2650 v2 3152
Xeon E3-1285 v4 4307
+36.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.21 4.92
Recency 1 September 2013 2 June 2015
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Xeon E5-2650 v2 has a 26.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon E3-1285 v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2650 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1285 v4 in performance tests.


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