Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

  • 14 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 4
  • 28 more threads: 36 vs 8
Number of cores 18 vs 4
Number of threads 36 vs 8
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6

Name Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 13.442
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 209.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.446
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 27.642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6767
PassMark - Single thread mark 2368
PassMark - CPU mark 8639
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1082
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3913

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v6

Essentials

Architecture codename Haswell-EP Kaby Lake
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date Q4'14 Q1'17
Place in performance rating 1311 1312
Processor Number E5-2696 v3 E3-1240V6
Vertical segment Server Server
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2300 MHz 3.70 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 1.125 MB
L2 cache 4.5 MB
L3 cache 45 MB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 14 nm
Number of cores 18 4
Number of threads 36 8
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 1
Sockets supported LGA2011-3 (R3) FCLGA1151
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 72 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
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)

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

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support