Xeon E3-1260L vs i3-10105F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1130	1728
Place by popularity	56	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.56
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	8.25	5.39
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-R (2021)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$97	$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	216 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	59 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,160 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.25 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and Xeon E3-1260L.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.88	2.66
Recency	16 March 2021	3 April 2011
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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