Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 6. gen of the Intel Xeon E3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1151 socket and was released in Q1/2017. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 scores 1,218 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 4,710 points.
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6.

Name: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
Family: Intel Xeon E3
CPU group: Intel Xeon E3 v6
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 6
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 is 3.90 GHz (4.20 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 4.10 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 16
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 72 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 72 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 8.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 8.00 MB
Architecture: Kaby Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2017
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
64C 128T @ 4.30 GHz
1219
Intel Core i5-10400H Intel Core i5-10400H
4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz
1219
Intel Xeon E-2176M Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1219
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1218
Intel Xeon E-2226GE Intel Xeon E-2226GE
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz
1218
Intel Core i7-9700F Intel Core i7-9700F
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1218
Intel Core i7-9700 Intel Core i7-9700
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
1218
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
4719
Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
4718
Apple A12Z Bionic Apple A12Z Bionic
8C 8T @ 2.49 GHz
4718
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
4710
AMD Ryzen 3 5425U AMD Ryzen 3 5425U
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4701
AMD Ryzen 5 5625C AMD Ryzen 5 5625C
6C 12T @ 2.30 GHz
4699
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
4689
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
9094
Intel Xeon D-1548 Intel Xeon D-1548
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
9071
AMD FX-8310 AMD FX-8310
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
9065
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
8957
Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
8955
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
8947
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
8935
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
188
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
188
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
188
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
187
Intel Xeon E-2176M Intel Xeon E-2176M
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
187
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
186
Intel Xeon W-2191B Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 4.30 GHz
186
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Xeon W-2125 Intel Xeon W-2125
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
943
Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
934
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
934
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
927
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
925
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
916
Intel Core i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
915
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
4820
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
4820
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz
4814
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4788
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4785
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4785
Intel Core i7-7700 Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
4779
Show all Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-8500 Intel Core i5-8500
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
18529
Intel Core i5-8500B Intel Core i5-8500B
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz
18529
Intel Core i7-7740X Intel Core i7-7740X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
18340
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
17423
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.20 GHz
17121
Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
17028
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
16996
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
2.2
Intel Core i7-7700 Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2.2
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2.2
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2.2
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 GHz
2.19
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
2.19
Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i9-7900X
10C 20T @ 4.30 GHz
2.19
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i7-4930K Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
10.83
Intel Core i7-7740X Intel Core i7-7740X
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
10.73
Intel Core i5-8600 Intel Core i5-8600
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
10.23
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
10.19
Intel Core i7-3930K Intel Core i7-3930K
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
10.16
Intel Core i7-3970X Intel Core i7-3970X
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
10.12
Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 3.80 GHz
9.97
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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