Xeon E3-1280 v5 vs E5-2680 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.44
+78.4%
Xeon E3-1280 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.29

Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Xeon E3-1280 v5 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8091185
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.88
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency7.446.26
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Skylake-S (2015)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Xeon E3-1280 v5.

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 E5-2680 v3 9.44
+78.4%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 5.29

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 E5-2680 v3 14998
+78.4%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 8407

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 E5-2680 v3 1002
Xeon E3-1280 v5 1297
+29.4%

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 E5-2680 v3 6362
+43.6%
Xeon E3-1280 v5 4430

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.44 5.29
Recency 8 September 2014 19 October 2015
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a 78.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon E3-1280 v5, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1280 v5 in performance tests.


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