Intel Xeon E5-2660 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2660 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. 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 E5-2660

Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 73 °C vs 58.6°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
12x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 32 GB
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14110 vs 4074
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4175 vs 2023

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	March 2012 vs April 2011
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	73 °C vs 58.6°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14110 vs 4074
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4175 vs 2023

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1463 vs 1357
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 570 vs 549

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1463 vs 1357
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	570 vs 549

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2660
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1357

1463

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14110

4074

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

549

570

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4175

2023

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2660	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1357	1463
PassMark - CPU mark	14110	4074
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	549	570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4175	2023
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	53.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.508

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2660	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EP	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	March 2012	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$85	$150
Place in performance rating	2140	2123
Price now	$102	$85.62
Processor Number	E5-2660	E3-1260L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	32.05	22.48
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	435 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	20480 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	58.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	2270 million	1160 million
VID voltage range	0.60V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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