Pentium G3260 vs Xeon E3-1265L v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1342	2253
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	11.84	2.35
Architecture codename	Broadwell-DT (2015)	no data
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	1 January 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	182 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro P6300	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memory	32 GB	1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	48	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+
VGA	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	11.1/12
OpenGL	no data	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1265L v4 and Pentium G3260.

PCIe version	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.46	1.34
Recency	2 June 2015	1 January 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt

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