Intel Xeon E3-1260L vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1260L and Intel Xeon E3-1270 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).

 

Differences

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

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 58.6°C
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1744 vs 1471
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5350 vs 4073
  • Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 738 vs 570
  • Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2830 vs 2023
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C vs 58.6°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1744 vs 1471
PassMark - CPU mark 5350 vs 4073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 738 vs 570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2830 vs 2023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1260L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1471
1744
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4073
5350
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
570
738
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2023
2830
Name Intel Xeon E3-1260L Intel Xeon E3-1270
PassMark - Single thread mark 1471 1744
PassMark - CPU mark 4073 5350
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 570 738
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2023 2830
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 79.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.794

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1260L Intel Xeon E3-1270

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Launch date April 2011 April 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $150 $369
Place in performance rating 2110 2111
Price now $85.62 $317
Processor Number E3-1260L E3-1270
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 22.48 7.66
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.40 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 58.6°C 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz 3.80 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

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency 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 2000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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) 45 Watt 80 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)