Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 vs Intel Xeon 5140

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Intel Xeon 5140 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 E3-1241 v3

Intel Xeon 5140

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2173 vs 921
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7141 vs 1786
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3419 vs 2221

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2173 vs 921
PassMark - CPU mark	7141 vs 1786
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3419 vs 2221

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5140

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1343 vs 919

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1343 vs 919

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2173

921

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7141

1786

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

919

1343

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3419

2221

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3	Intel Xeon 5140
PassMark - Single thread mark	2173	921
PassMark - CPU mark	7141	1786
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	919	1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3419	2221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	90.177
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.666
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.528
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.201

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3	Intel Xeon 5140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Woodcrest
Launch date	Q2'14	June 2006
Place in performance rating	1972	1984
Processor Number	E3-1241V3	5140
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$15
Price now		$32.42
Value for money (0-100)		14.89
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.33 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	1333 MHz FSB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.33 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8
Die size		143 mm2
L2 cache		4096 KB
Maximum core temperature		65°C
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR2
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	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
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 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
FSB parity
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)