7 250H vs Xeon E3-1270L v4
Aggregate performance score
Core 7 250H outperforms Xeon E3-1270L v4 by a whopping 315% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1302 | 298 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 10.12 | 42.01 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell-DT (2015) | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 2 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 18 December 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $502 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 182 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H 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 | 1150 | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H. 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® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| eDRAM | 128 MB | no data |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| FDI | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866 | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 96 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.55 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 96 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270L v4 and Core 7 250H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 8 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.78 | 19.85 |
| Recency | 2 June 2015 | 18 December 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 14 |
| Threads | 8 | 20 |
7 250H has a 315.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 250% more physical cores and 150% more threads.
The Core 7 250H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1270L v4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1270L v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core 7 250H is a notebook one.
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