FX-9830P vs Xeon E3-1260L

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56
+21.9%
FX-9830P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.10

Xeon E3-1260L outperforms FX-9830P by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and FX-9830P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17461885
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.73no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency5.385.68
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)31 May 2016 (8 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 FX-9830P 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)320 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per module)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size216 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature59 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L and FX-9830P 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
SocketLGA1155FP4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and FX-9830P. 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++
FMA-+
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 FX-9830P 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 FX-9830P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 FX-9830P. 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 R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)
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 FX-9830P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and FX-9830P.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes208

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
+21.9%
FX-9830P 2.10

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
+22.2%
FX-9830P 3332

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
FX-9830P 606
+32.6%

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
+1.6%
FX-9830P 1461

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 2.10
Integrated graphics card 0.55 1.96
Recency 3 April 2011 31 May 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1260L has a 21.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

FX-9830P, on the other hand, has 256.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1260L is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-9830P in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation processor while FX-9830P is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1260L and FX-9830P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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