Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 vs Intel Xeon E7-8870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 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 E7-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
5.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1739 vs 1124

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739 vs 1124

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8870

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
128x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 32 GB
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24434 vs 5655

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	8 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24434 vs 5655

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1739

1124

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5655

24434

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3	Intel Xeon E7-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1739	1124
PassMark - CPU mark	5655	24434

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3	Intel Xeon E7-8870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Westmere EX
Launch date	Q2'14	April 2011
Place in performance rating	1437	1463
Processor Number	E3-1240LV3	E7-8870
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	10
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	20
Die size		513 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		30720 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Transistor count		2600 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	8
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	49.17mm x 56.47mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	LGA1567
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	130 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	1S Only	S8S
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 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)