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

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 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: 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3

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

Compare benchmarks

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

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
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	6829
PassMark - Single thread mark		1739
PassMark - CPU mark		5655

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP	Haswell
Family	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Launch date	Q4'14	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	1351	1341
Processor Number	E5-2696 v3	E3-1240LV3
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Series		Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2300 MHz	2.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	1.125 MB
L2 cache	4.5 MB
L3 cache	45 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	18	4
Number of threads	36	8
Maximum frequency		3.00 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	LGA2011-3 (R3)	FCLGA1150
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		25 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)