Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
16 more threads: 24 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10372 vs 7263

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Number of threads	24 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	10372 vs 7263

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2193 vs 1514

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2193 vs 1514

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1514

2193

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10372

7263

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1514	2193
PassMark - CPU mark	10372	7263
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		920
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3374
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		46.043

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4640 v3	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'15	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1487	1495
Processor Number	E5-4640V3	E3-1270 v3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$370
Price now		$369.99
Value for money (0-100)		7.87
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	24	8
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	80 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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	4S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None