Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2

Intel Xeon E3-1270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
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 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	May 2012 vs April 2011
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1745 vs 1618
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5365 vs 5099
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 738 vs 592
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2830 vs 2402

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1745 vs 1618
PassMark - CPU mark	5365 vs 5099
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	738 vs 592
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2830 vs 2402

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1618

1745

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5099

5365

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

592

738

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2402

2830

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v2	Intel Xeon E3-1270
PassMark - Single thread mark	1618	1745
PassMark - CPU mark	5099	5365
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	592	738
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2402	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 E3-1265L v2	Intel Xeon E3-1270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	May 2012	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$142	$369
Place in performance rating	1979	2115
Price now	$142.42	$317
Processor Number	E3-1265LV2	E3-1270
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	16.10	7.66
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.40 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	3.50 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1160 million
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	32.77 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
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)	45 Watt	80 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® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)