Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 or Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 - 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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 was released in Q3/2014.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 was released in Q4/2015.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family Intel Xeon E3 (43)
Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) CPU group Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17)
5 Generation 5
Haswell E Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 is 2.30 GHz (3.10 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 is at 2.90 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 or Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU 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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 68.2 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR4-2133
768 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
68.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 is 120 W, while the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
120 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 30.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Characteristic Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
22 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
LGA 2011-3 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
Q3/2014 Release date Q4/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
789 (70%)
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1121 (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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
8308 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4218 (51%)

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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
968 (71%)
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1364 (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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
6758 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
4307 (64%)

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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
13829 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
8228 (59%)

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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz
119 (71%)
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
168 (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 Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
1723 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
755 (44%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.30 GHz
4281 (100%)
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
4C 8T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
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