Core i5-2560M vs Xeon E3-1270

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 and Core i5-2560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1469	2033
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.71	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$369	no data
Current price	$173 (0.5x MSRP)	$1180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 and Core i5-2560M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	216 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 and Core i5-2560M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA1155	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Core i5-2560M. 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	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
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 E3-1270 and Core i5-2560M 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 E3-1270 and Core i5-2560M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Core i5-2560M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Core i5-2560M.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
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.

Xeon E3-1270 outperforms Core i5-2560M by 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.48	1.55
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt

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