Intel Xeon E7-4850 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E7-4850

Intel Xeon E3-1240

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
64x more maximum memory size: 2 TB vs 32 GB
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9571 vs 5409

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	2 TB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9571 vs 5409

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240

Around 54% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 69°C
Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1721 vs 703

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 2.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 69°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1721 vs 703

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

703

1721

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9571

5409

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon E3-1240
PassMark - Single thread mark	703	1721
PassMark - CPU mark	9571	5409
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		714
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		76.242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.514
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.798

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4850	Intel Xeon E3-1240
Essentials
Architecture codename	Westmere EX	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'11	April 2011
Place in performance rating	2391	2386
Processor Number	E7-4850	E3-1240
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$209
Price now		$244
Value for money (0-100)		9.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	20	8
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 size	2 TB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/978/1066/1333 (Max Speed 1066 MHz)	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	49.17mm x 56.47mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1567	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Scalability	S4S
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Wireless Display (WiDi) support