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Intel Core i5-2400 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2011
Intel Core i5-2400
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Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-2400 or Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-2400 has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q1/2011.

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 has a base frequency of 2.90 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q4/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    260 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 7% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    320 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    293 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    450 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    380 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    781 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    734 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1469 place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    381 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    63 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    216 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    380 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 2000 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v5
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 5
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.1 GHz left arrow 2.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow 3.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    10.1 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    6 left arrow -
  • Generation
    6 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    850 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 2000 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow -
  • Shader
    48 left arrow -
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 and Intel Core i5-2400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-2400 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-2400 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge S left arrow Skylake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow Q4/2015
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

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