Intel Core i5-6260U vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-6260U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-6260U or Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 - 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 Core i5-6260U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6260U was released in Q3/2015.

The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 was released in Q1/2017.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Core i 6000U (20) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v6 (10)
6 Generation 6
Skylake U Architecture Kaby Lake S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-7260U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6260U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (2.90 GHz). The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.90 GHz (4.20 GHz).

Intel Core i5-6260U Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
2 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz Frequency 3.90 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.10 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 Core i5-6260U Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Graphics 540 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
48 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 Iris Graphics 540 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-6260U supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-6260U Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR4-2400
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-6260U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 is 72 W.

Intel Core i5-6260U Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 72 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6260U has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-6260U Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1356 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
698 (57%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1218 (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 Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1573 (33%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
4710 (100%)

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 Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3216 (36%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
8957 (100%)

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 Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
122 (65%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
187 (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 Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
286 (31%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
927 (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 Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
979 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2037 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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