Xeon E3-1245 vs E5-2690 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2690 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 135 Watt
12.72
+264%

Xeon E5-2690 v4 outperforms Xeon E3-1245 by a whopping 264% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6181558
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.051.22
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.593.35
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,090$350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has 150% better value for money than Xeon E3-1245.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads288
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size306.18 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °C73 °C
Number of transistors4700 Million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
Demand Based Switching++
PAE46 Bitno data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-+
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TB32 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD P3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.35 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2690 v4 and Xeon E3-1245.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4020

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 E5-2690 v4 12.72
+264%
Xeon E3-1245 3.49

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 E5-2690 v4 19470
+265%
Xeon E3-1245 5334

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 E5-2690 v4 1068
+80.4%
Xeon E3-1245 592

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 E5-2690 v4 7482
+267%
Xeon E3-1245 2038

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.72 3.49
Recency 20 June 2016 3 April 2011
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-2690 v4 has a 264.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1245, on the other hand, has 42.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2690 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1245 in performance tests.


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