Xeon E5-2648L vs E3-1260L

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E5-2648L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1612	1456
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.33	0.49
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	no data
Current price	$466 (3.1x MSRP)	$555

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2648L has 48% better value for money than Xeon E3-1260L.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E5-2648L 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm2	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	59 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	2,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E5-2648L 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	2
Socket	LGA1155	2011
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E5-2648L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E5-2648L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E5-2648L 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 Xeon E5-2648L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E5-2648L integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E5-2648L.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no 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.

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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.

E5-2648L outperforms E3-1260L by 29% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	2.61	3.37
Recency	3 April 2011	6 March 2012
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	70 Watt

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