Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, 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.

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6

Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2474 vs 1906
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8956 vs 6446

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2474 vs 1906
PassMark - CPU mark	8956 vs 6446

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 72 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 72 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2474

1906

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8956

6446

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2474	1906
PassMark - CPU mark	8956	6446
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1042
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4150

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q1'17	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1196	1197
Processor Number	E3-1270V6	E3-1240LV5
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V	0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	0	0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)