Pentium G4560 vs Xeon E3-1265L v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1265L v3
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.91
+75.3%
Pentium G4560
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.23

Xeon E3-1265L v3 outperforms Pentium G4560 by an impressive 75% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14491841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.880.63
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency8.224.14
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$710$108

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1265L v3 has 40% better value for money than Pentium G4560.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 E3-1265L v3 3.91
+75.3%
Pentium G4560 2.23

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 E3-1265L v3 6215
+75.7%
Pentium G4560 3538

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 E3-1265L v3 1169
+62.8%
Pentium G4560 718

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 E3-1265L v3 3563
+144%
Pentium G4560 1463

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.91 2.23
Integrated graphics card 0.77 1.85
Recency 2 June 2013 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E3-1265L v3 has a 75.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

Pentium G4560, on the other hand, has 140.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E3-1265L v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4560 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1265L v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4560 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1265L v3 and Pentium G4560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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