Intel Xeon E5-2650L vs E3-1280 v2

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1280 v2
4.27
+6%

E3-1280 v2 outperforms E5-2650L by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12581311
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.714.72
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date14 May 2012 (11 years old)March 2012 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$645$142
Current price$159 (0.2x MSRP)$529 (3.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2650L has 74% better value for money than Xeon E3-1280 v2.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L 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
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million2270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt70 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+-
Demand Based Switching++
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32.77 GB384 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

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 E3-1280 v2 4.27
+6%
Xeon E5-2650L 4.03

E3-1280 v2 outperforms E5-2650L by 6% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1280 v2 6558
+5.9%
Xeon E5-2650L 6192

E3-1280 v2 outperforms E5-2650L by 6% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1280 v2 696
+59.3%
Xeon E5-2650L 437

E3-1280 v2 outperforms E5-2650L by 59% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1280 v2 2399
Xeon E5-2650L 3006
+25.3%

E5-2650L outperforms E3-1280 v2 by 25% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.27 4.03
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Cost $645 $142
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 70 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1280 v2 and Xeon E5-2650L. The differences in performance seem too small.


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