Intel Atom D2560 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

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Intel Atom D2560 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

CPU comparison

Intel Atom D2560 or Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom D2560 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom D2560 was released in Q4/2012.

The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 was released in Q2/2013.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Atom D2000 (4) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v3 (15)
1 Generation 4
Cedarview Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom D2560 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom D2560 is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 is at 3.60 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom D2560 or Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel GMA 3650 GPU no iGPU
0.64 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
65 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel GMA 3650 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom D2560 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR3-1600
4 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom D2560 is 10 W, while the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 has a TDP of 82 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
10 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 82 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom D2560 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom D2560 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
32 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 559 Socket LGA 1150
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2012 Release date Q2/2013
-- Release price 370 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

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⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
433 (6%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
7366 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1067 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3942 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1272 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
4257 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
Intel GMA 3650 @ 0.64 GHz
41 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
162 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom D2560 Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
770 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom D2560 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
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