Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 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 E3-1265L v3

Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2063 vs 1460
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6205 vs 4069
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 877 vs 570
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3027 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs April 2011
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063 vs 1460
PassMark - CPU mark	6205 vs 4069
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	877 vs 570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3027 vs 2023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2063

1460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6205

4069

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

877

570

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3027

2023

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
PassMark - Single thread mark	2063	1460
PassMark - CPU mark	6205	4069
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	877	570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3027	2023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	76.645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.406

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	June 2013	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$710	$150
Place in performance rating	2187	2144
Price now	$709.95	$85.62
Processor Number	E3-1265Lv3	E3-1260L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.62	22.48
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 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	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	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 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz	1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 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	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
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key 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® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)