Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 Intel Xeon Platinum 8260
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon E3 Intel Xeon Platinum
• Generation
  5 2
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon E3 v5 Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.90 GHz 2.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 24
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.80 GHz 3.90 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 48
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  1.05 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  72
• Shader
  576
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9
• DirectX Version
  12.0
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866 DDR4-2933
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  2 6
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  16 48

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8260? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  45 W 165 W
• TDP down
  35 W --
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 35.75 MB
• Architecture
  Skylake S Cascade Lake
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1440 LGA 3647
• Release date
  Q1/2016 Q2/2019

List of devices based on Intel Xeon E3-1545M v5 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260.

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