Intel Xeon E7340 vs Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7340 and Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 E7340

Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2150 vs 960
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7049 vs 6544

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2150 vs 960
PassMark - CPU mark	7049 vs 6544

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7340
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

2150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6544

7049

Name	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	960	2150
PassMark - CPU mark	6544	7049
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		891
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3386
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2290
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.137
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		78.031
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.47
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.089

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'07	Q2'14
Place in performance rating	2150	2144
Processor Number	E7340	E3-1231V3
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	286 mm2
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	582 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V
Maximum frequency		3.80 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
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
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability		1S Only