Intel Xeon E7340 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7340 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E7340

Intel Xeon E3-1260L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7340

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 66°C vs 58.6°C
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6544 vs 4069

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	66°C vs 58.6°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6544 vs 4069

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1460 vs 960

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1460 vs 960

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7340
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

1460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6544

4069

Name	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
PassMark - Single thread mark	960	1460
PassMark - CPU mark	6544	4069
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		570
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2023

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E3-1260L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'07	April 2011
Place in performance rating	2143	2130
Processor Number	E7340	E3-1260L
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$85.62
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		22.48
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	286 mm2	216 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	58.6°C
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	582 million	1160 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		3.30 GHz
Number of threads		8
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
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)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		2.0