Intel Xeon E3 1290 vs Xeon Platinum 8260

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Intel Xeon E3-1290

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1290 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Xeon Platinum 8260 with 24 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1290 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)

Xeon Platinum 8260 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (35.75MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1290

833

Xeon Platinum 8260 +40%

1169

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1290

2870

Xeon Platinum 8260 +211%

8928

Intel Xeon E3 1290

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Xeon Platinum 8260

General Parameters

May 2011

Release Date

Dec 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-SP

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

Intel Socket 3647

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

165 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

216 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

24

8

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

35.75 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4

2

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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