Xeon E3-1260L vs i5-13500

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-13500
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.02
+682%
Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56

Core i5-13500 outperforms Xeon E3-1260L by a whopping 682% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-13500 and Xeon E3-1260L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2831746
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation64.311.73
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency29.135.38
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$242$150

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13500 has 3617% better value for money than Xeon E3-1260L.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-13500 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate154 MHzno data
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm32 nm
Die size257 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data59 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-13500 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 configuration11
Socket1700LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-13500 and Xeon E3-1260L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-13500 and Xeon E3-1260L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-13500 and Xeon E3-1260L are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-13500 and Xeon E3-1260L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 770Intel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-13500 and Xeon E3-1260L integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-13500 and Xeon E3-1260L.

PCIe version5.02.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i5-13500 20.02
+682%
Xeon E3-1260L 2.56

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-13500 31794
+681%
Xeon E3-1260L 4073

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-13500 2427
+431%
Xeon E3-1260L 457

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-13500 12292
+728%
Xeon E3-1260L 1484

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.02 2.56
Integrated graphics card 6.16 0.55
Recency 4 January 2023 3 April 2011
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 20 8
Chip lithography 10 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

i5-13500 has a 682% higher aggregate performance score, 1020% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 250% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1260L, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-13500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1260L in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-13500 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-13500 and Xeon E3-1260L, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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