Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 vs Intel Xeon X5560

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Intel Xeon X5560 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 E3-1265L v3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2066 vs 1390
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6215 vs 5864
  • Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 877 vs 479
  • Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3027 vs 1982
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2013 vs March 2009
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2066 vs 1390
PassMark - CPU mark 6215 vs 5864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 877 vs 479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 vs 1982

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5560

  • 4.5x more maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 32 GB
Maximum memory size 144 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5560

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2066
1390
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6215
5864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
877
479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3027
1982
Name Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 Intel Xeon X5560
PassMark - Single thread mark 2066 1390
PassMark - CPU mark 6215 5864
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 877 479
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 1982
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 X5560

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Nehalem EP
Launch date June 2013 March 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $710 $44
Place in performance rating 2182 2176
Price now $709.95 $57.95
Processor Number E3-1265Lv3 X5560
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Value for money (0-100) 3.62 27.43
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 263 mm2
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 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1400 million 731 million
Maximum core temperature 75°C
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 144 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V DDR3 800/1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 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

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013B

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
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 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)