Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1858 vs 1745
3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20810 vs 5651

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858 vs 1745
PassMark - CPU mark	20810 vs 5651

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

3.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 90 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 90 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

1745

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20810

5651

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1858	1745
PassMark - CPU mark	20810	5651
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5464

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'16	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1457	1448
Processor Number	E5-2640V4	E3-1240LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range	0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	90 Watt	25 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)