Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 vs Intel Xeon E3-1275

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Intel Xeon E3-1275 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

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 5% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 72.6°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 48x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
  • Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 90 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1849 vs 1773
  • 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20908 vs 5516
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 4
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1849 vs 1773
PassMark - CPU mark 20908 vs 5516

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1275

  • Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum frequency 3.80 GHz vs 3.40 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1275

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1849
1773
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
20908
5516
Name Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E3-1275
PassMark - Single thread mark 1849 1773
PassMark - CPU mark 20908 5516
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5464

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 Intel Xeon E3-1275

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q1'16 April 2011
Place in performance rating 1423 1411
Processor Number E5-2640V4 E3-1275
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $450
Price now $304
Value for money (0-100) 8.09

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.40 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 10 4
Number of QPI Links 2
Number of threads 20 8
VID voltage range 0
Die size 216 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1160 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.3 GB/s 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support

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 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 90 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 20
PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

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® AVX2 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics P3000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support