Xeon E-2124 vs E3-1260L

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1260L
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.56
Xeon E-2124
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 71 Watt
4.37
+70.7%

Xeon E-2124 outperforms Xeon E3-1260L by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E-2124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17461358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.7315.10
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency5.385.74
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)12 July 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$150$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2124 has 773% better value for money than Xeon E3-1260L.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E-2124 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 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature59 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E-2124 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E-2124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX-+
Idle States++
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 Xeon E-2124 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E-2124 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E-2124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 2000no data
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 Xeon E-2124 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Xeon E-2124.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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
Xeon E-2124 4.37
+70.7%

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
Xeon E-2124 6939
+70.4%

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
Xeon E-2124 1459
+219%

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
Xeon E-2124 3934
+165%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.56 4.37
Recency 3 April 2011 12 July 2018
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 71 Watt

Xeon E3-1260L has 100% more threads, and 57.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2124, on the other hand, has a 70.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E-2124 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1260L in performance tests.


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