Intel® Xeon™ E3-1290

The Intel Xeon E3-1290 is a server processor with 4 cores and 8 threads, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It launched in Jul 2011. Clocks run from 3.6 GHz base to 4.0 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 95 W. Notable platform capabilities: Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon E3-1290 scores 1,834 in single-core performance and 5,429 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,155 for overall performance, 6,096 for productivity performance, 6,287 for creator performance, 5,225 for engineering performance and 6,859 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,357 per core, 679 per thread and 57 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 324. Its performance index is 39, so its overall performance is 61% 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 E3-1290 scores 22,252 in integer math, 8,291 in floating-point math, 98,235 in compression, 1,807 in cryptography, 399 in physics simulation, 4,439 in vector SIMD, 26 in the prime sieve and 14,023 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 62% below in integer math, 82% below in floating-point math, 57% below in compression, 84% below in cryptography, 63% below in physics simulation, 71% below in vector SIMD, 61% below in the prime sieve and 38% 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 E3-1290 has 4 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts up to 4.00 GHz.

The Intel Xeon E3-1290 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 Jul 2011.

The Intel Xeon E3-1290 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 E3-1290 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 E3-1290 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 E3-1290 uses the LGA1155 socket, supports PCI Express 2.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon E3-1290 has a rated TDP of 95 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 E3-1290 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $885.

The Intel Xeon E3-1290 is also identified by the model number E3-1290.

Feex has recorded 55% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon E3-1290. 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: Integrated Graphics, Graphics Model, Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, 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 E3-1290 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon E3-1270, Intel Xeon E3-1275, Intel Xeon E3-1245, Intel Xeon E3-1240 and Intel Xeon E3-1280.