Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 2% higher maximum memory size: 32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1934 vs 1463
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4752 vs 4074
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 749 vs 570
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2543 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs April 2011
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1934 vs 1463
PassMark - CPU mark	4752 vs 4074
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	749 vs 570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2543 vs 2023

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 77 Watt

Number of threads	8 vs 4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 77 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1934

1463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4752

4074

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

749

570

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2543

2023

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1934	1463
PassMark - CPU mark	4752	4074
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	749	570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2543	2023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	11.153
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.454
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.15
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2509
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2509

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v2	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	May 2012	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$200	$150
Place in performance rating	2138	2123
Price now	$506.59	$85.62
Processor Number	E3-1225V2	E3-1260L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.98	22.48
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1160 million
Maximum core temperature		58.6°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.25 GHz	1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.25 GHz	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics P4000	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)