Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 vs Intel Xeon D-2123IT

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 and Intel Xeon D-2123IT processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

Intel Xeon D-2123IT

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

2.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1739 vs 1710

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739 vs 1710

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-2123IT

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
16x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 32 GB
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6660 vs 5655

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	512 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6660 vs 5655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-2123IT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1739

1710

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5655

6660

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3	Intel Xeon D-2123IT
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739	1710
PassMark - CPU mark	5655	6660

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3	Intel Xeon D-2123IT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'14	Q1'18
Place in performance rating	1436	1437
Processor Number	E3-1240LV3	D-2123IT
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	512 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCBGA2518
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	60 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4	>
Scalability	1S Only	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)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		1
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)