Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 vs Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 77 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6360 vs 6308
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2034 vs 2026
PassMark - CPU mark 6360 vs 6308

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 796 vs 746
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3067 vs 2913
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 796 vs 746
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3067 vs 2913

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2034
2026
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6360
6308
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
746
796
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2913
3067
Name Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2034 2026
PassMark - CPU mark 6360 6308
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 746 796
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2913 3067
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 35.237
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.605
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.283
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.111
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3189
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3189

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 Intel Xeon E3-1245 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Launch date May 2012 May 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $304 $462
Place in performance rating 1971 1982
Price now $539.95 $607.59
Processor Number E3-1240V2 E3-1245V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.98 4.42
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1400 million 1400 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32.77 GB 32.77 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600 DDR3 1333/1600

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 69 Watt 77 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics P4000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3