Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Live dedicated server prices, availability and estimated performance, side by side.

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 is 1.4× the multi-core performance per € of Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4, comparing the cheapest live server of each.

CPU A51 in stock

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Sandy Bridge · 2011 · 4C · PERF 386 / 95 ST

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GTH

CPU B2 in stock

Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4

Sandy Bridge · 2012 · 12C · PERF 1,131 / 85 ST

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OVH

Head to head	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€39.05Best of 2	€156.21
Median per month↓	€43.49Best of 2	€156.21
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	95Best of 2	85
Multi-thread (est.)↑	386	1,131Best of 2
Performance per €↑	10Best of 2	7
Hardware
Generation	Sandy Bridge (2011)	Sandy Bridge (2012)
Cores per server	4	12
Availability
In stock↑	51 · 1 providersBest of 2	2 · 1 providers
Fastest delivery↓	15 minutesBest of 2	60 minutes

↑ higher is better · ↓ lower is better · bars scale to the better of the two · performance per € uses the cheapest server

Cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 51 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
GTH Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	480 GB	🇨🇦Montreal	5min–15min	Deal−19%	€39.05 €9.76/core
GTH Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	480 GB	🇨🇦Montreal	5min–15min	Deal−19%	€39.05 €9.76/core
GTH Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	480 GB	🇺🇸Chicago	5min–15min	Deal−19%	€39.05 €9.76/core
GTH Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	480 GB	🇺🇸Chicago	5min–15min	Deal−19%	€39.05 €9.76/core
GTH Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 gthost · Instant Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	480 GB	🇨🇦Toronto	5min–15min	Deal−19%	€39.05 €9.76/core

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Cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 servers

Cheapest in stock2 of 2 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
OVH Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 ovh-us · RISE · Sandy Bridge 2012	12/24	128 GB	8 TB	🇺🇸Vint Hill	30min–60min	Deal−19%	€156.21 €13.02/core
OVH Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 ovh-us · RISE · Sandy Bridge 2012	12/24	128 GB	2.4 TBNVMe	🇺🇸Vint Hill	30min–60min	Deal−25%	€207.69 €17.31/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 or Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4?

The cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 server is €39.05/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 is €156.21/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Estimated multi-thread: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 386 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v4 1,131; single-thread 95 vs 85 (Zen 2 core @ 3 GHz = 100, estimates).

How we price

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