Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 vs Intel Xeon W3580

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 and Intel Xeon W3580 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 24 GB
  • Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2145 vs 1557
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7040 vs 3609
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2013 vs August 2009
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2145 vs 1557
PassMark - CPU mark 7040 vs 3609

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3580

  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2764 vs 857
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9280 vs 3271
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2764 vs 857
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 9280 vs 3271

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3580

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2145
1557
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7040
3609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
857
2764
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3271
9280
Name Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon W3580
PassMark - Single thread mark 2145 1557
PassMark - CPU mark 7040 3609
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 857 2764
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3271 9280
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 57.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.789
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.116

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 Intel Xeon W3580

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell Bloomfield
Launch date June 2013 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $300 $215
Place in performance rating 1857 1844
Price now $384.40 $214.50
Processor Number E3-1240 v3 W3580
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 7.41 8.83
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.40 GHz 3.33 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 160 mm 263 mm2
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 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0 1
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 1400 million 731 million
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 32 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V DDR3 800/1066/1333

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1150 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 130 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
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® SSE4.2
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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit

Virtualization

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