Intel Xeon L5640 vs Intel Xeon E3 1260L

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Intel Xeon L5640

Intel Xeon E3-1260L

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon L5640 with 6 cores 2.266GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1260L with 4 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon L5640 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)

Intel Xeon E3 1260L 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.266GHz)

Lower TDP (45W vs 60W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon L5640

407

Intel Xeon E3 1260L +53%

626

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon L5640

1582

Intel Xeon E3 1260L +19%

1890

Intel Xeon L5640

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Intel Xeon E3 1260L

General Parameters

Mar 2010

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Intel HD 2000

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

60 W

Power Consumption

45 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

216 mm²

CPU Performance

2.266 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

17.0

Multiplier

24.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

3

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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