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Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Released
Q4/2015
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Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 or Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 135 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q4/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    386 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    12 times more cores

    16 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    540 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    87 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    176 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    43 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    431 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    280 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    449 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.33 times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 135 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)
    289 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    392 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    63 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    254 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    30 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    212 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    328 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    536 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
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.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v3 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v5
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.30 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    135 W left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    40.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Skylake S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow Q4/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
139
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
168
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2544
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
755
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3740
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
4423
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
54216
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
14474
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.73
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
2.04
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
25.98
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
8.43
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
21042
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
10139
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

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