Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1240

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2143 vs 1721
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7031 vs 5409
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 857 vs 714
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3271 vs 2746

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs April 2011
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2143 vs 1721
PassMark - CPU mark	7031 vs 5409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	857 vs 714
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3271 vs 2746

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2143

1721

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7031

5409

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

714

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3271

2746

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1240
PassMark - Single thread mark	2143	1721
PassMark - CPU mark	7031	5409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	857	714
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3271	2746
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		76.242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.798

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1240
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	June 2013	April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$300	$209
Place in performance rating	1867	2386
Price now	$384.40	$244
Processor Number	E3-1240 v3	E3-1240
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	7.41	9.61
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	160 mm	216 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	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	1400 million	1160 million
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Processor graphics	None
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
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	FCLGA1150	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support