Intel Xeon E3 1260L vs Intel Xeon E5 2660

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Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Intel Xeon E5-2660

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1260L with 4 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2660 with 8 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1260L 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Lower TDP (45W vs 95W)

Intel Xeon E5 2660 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1260L

626

Intel Xeon E5 2660 +28%

805

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1260L

1890

Intel Xeon E5 2660 +120%

4173

Intel Xeon E3 1260L

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Intel Xeon E5 2660

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

Intel HD 2000

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

45 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

216 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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