Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 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 E5-2640 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3

Around 56% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2177 vs 1204
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 919 vs 453

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2177 vs 1204
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	919 vs 453

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13666 vs 7145
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3997 vs 3419

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13666 vs 7145
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3997 vs 3419

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2177

1204

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7145

13666

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

919

453

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3419

3997

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2177	1204
PassMark - CPU mark	7145	13666
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	919	453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3419	3997
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 E5-2640 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'14	September 2013
Place in performance rating	2061	2048
Processor Number	E3-1241V3	E5-2640V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$728
Price now		$96.34
Value for money (0-100)		30.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	8	16
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		75°C
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S 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® AVX
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)