Intel Xeon E3-1240 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1240

Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240

Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 58.6°C
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1721 vs 1460
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5409 vs 4069
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 714 vs 570
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2746 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 58.6°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1721 vs 1460
PassMark - CPU mark	5409 vs 4069
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	714 vs 570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2746 vs 2023

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1721

1460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5409

4069

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

714

570

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2746

2023

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1721	1460
PassMark - CPU mark	5409	4069
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	714	570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2746	2023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	76.242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.798

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	April 2011	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$209	$150
Place in performance rating	2386	2144
Price now	$244	$85.62
Processor Number	E3-1240	E3-1260L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.61	22.48
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	216 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	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	58.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1160 million	1160 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Number of displays supported		2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
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® 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)