Celeron N5100 vs Xeon E3-1260L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56
+23.7%
Celeron N5100
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
2.07

Xeon E3-1260L outperforms Celeron N5100 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17461899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency5.3832.63
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 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 Celeron N5100 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 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature59 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100 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 configuration11
SocketLGA1155FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Responseno data-
Demand Based Switching+no data
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB+no data
Identity Protection++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
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 2000Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHz800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes208
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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
+23.7%
Celeron N5100 2.07

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
+23.6%
Celeron N5100 3295

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
+5.1%
Celeron N5100 435

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
+37.4%
Celeron N5100 1080

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 2.07
Integrated graphics card 0.55 5.58
Recency 3 April 2011 11 January 2021
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E3-1260L has a 23.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N5100, on the other hand, has 914.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1260L is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N5100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N5100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1260L and Celeron N5100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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