Intel Xeon E3 1280 vs Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3

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Intel Xeon E3-1280

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1280 with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3 with 10 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1280 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.6GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1280 +67%

1348

Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3

805

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1280 +8%

4533

Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3

4173

Intel Xeon E3 1280

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Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Sep 2014

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Haswell-EP

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

Intel Socket 2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

105 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

216 mm²

Die Size

356 mm²

CPU Performance

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

10

8

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35.0

Multiplier

26.0

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

25 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

2

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

40

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