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Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4 based on its value.
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Released April, 2015
Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
9.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v4
 | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Much better performance per watt 6.96 pt/W |
| | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.4 GHz | | Newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
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Released April, 2013
Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
8.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the v3
| | Higher turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz | | Higher GPU clock speed 350 MHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E3-1285L v4 vs E3-1285L v3 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 9.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
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| Much better performance per watt | 6.96 pt/W | vs | 3.35 pt/W | More than 2x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.4 GHz | vs | 3.1 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2015 | vs | Apr, 2013 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | vs | 300 MHz | More than 15% higher GPU clock speed | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1285L v4 vs v3
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Video composition) Data courtesy CompuBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1285L v4 | vs | v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 6.96 pt/W | 3.35 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | DMI | DMI | |
| Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s | |
details | Xeon E3-1285L v4 | vs | v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 22 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® Iris™ Pro Graphics P6300 | Intel® HD Graphics P4700 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 300 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | 1,250 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 12,800 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB | |
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