A10-9620P vs Xeon E3-1260L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56
+60%
A10-9620P
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.60

Xeon E3-1260L outperforms A10-9620P by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17312091
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.52no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataBristol Ridge
Power efficiency5.3810.09
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)1 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size216 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature59 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA1155FP4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2000AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and A10-9620P.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

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 E3-1260L 2.56
+60%
A10-9620P 1.60

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 4073
+60.7%
A10-9620P 2535

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 457
A10-9620P 503
+10.1%

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.

Xeon E3-1260L 1484
+33.1%
A10-9620P 1115

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 1.60
Integrated graphics card 0.55 2.43
Recency 3 April 2011 1 January 2017
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E3-1260L has a 60% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

A10-9620P, on the other hand, has 341.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1260L is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-9620P in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation processor while A10-9620P is a notebook one.


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