Intel® Xeon™ E3-1260L

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L is a server processor with 4 cores and 8 threads, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It launched in Apr 2011. Clocks run from 2.4 GHz base to 3.3 GHz boost. A 8-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). It addresses DDR3 memory up to 32 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the LGA1155 socket and exposes PCIe 2.0 (20 lanes). Rated TDP is 45 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L scores 1,459 in single-core performance and 4,080 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 2,440 for overall performance, 4,695 for productivity performance, 4,870 for creator performance, 3,927 for engineering performance and 5,397 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,020 per core, 510 per thread and 91 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 364. Its performance index is 30, so its overall performance is 70% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon E3-1260L scores 15,176 in integer math, 5,701 in floating-point math, 67,619 in compression, 1,238 in cryptography, 355 in physics simulation, 2,906 in vector SIMD, 22 in the prime sieve and 9,653 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 74% below in integer math, 88% below in floating-point math, 70% below in compression, 89% below in cryptography, 67% below in physics simulation, 81% below in vector SIMD, 67% below in the prime sieve and 57% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L has 4 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.40 GHz and boosts up to 3.30 GHz.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon E3 family, uses the Sandy Bridge architecture, carries the codename Sandy Bridge and is manufactured on a 32 nm process. It launched in Apr 2011.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L has 256 KB of L1 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 9.3 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 256 KB, L2 at 1 MB and L3 at 8 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L supports DDR3 memory, addresses up to 32 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR5, DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L includes integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics 2000) and clocks the graphics up to 1.25 GHz.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L uses the LGA1155 socket, supports PCI Express 2.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L has a rated TDP of 45 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $294.

The Intel Xeon E3-1260L is also identified by the model number E3-1260L.

Feex has recorded 60% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon E3-1260L. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same LGA1155 socket as the Intel Xeon E3-1260L and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon E3-1225, Intel Xeon E3-1220, Intel Xeon E3-1235, Intel Xeon E3-1230 and Intel Xeon E3-1240.