Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Xeon E3-1260L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
2024
8 cores / 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c threads, 28 Watt
14.11
+451%

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 outperforms Xeon E3-1260L by a whopping 451% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1746521
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency5.3847.66
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data54 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature59 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA1155FP8
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXUSB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2000AMD Radeon 880M
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 2.56
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 14.11
+451%

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 4073
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 22406
+450%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 14.11
Integrated graphics card 0.55 20.07
Recency 3 April 2011 1 October 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon E3-1260L has -50% more threads.

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 451.2% higher aggregate performance score, 3549.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1260L in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1260L and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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