Intel Xeon E7340 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7340 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 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, 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 E3-1270

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7340

Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6544 vs 5383

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6544 vs 5383

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 66°C
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 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1751 vs 960

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1751 vs 960

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7340
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

1751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6544

5383

Name	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E3-1270
PassMark - Single thread mark	960	1751
PassMark - CPU mark	6544	5383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		738
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2830
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		79.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.622
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		15.794

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E3-1270
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q3'07	April 2011
Place in performance rating	2043	2030
Processor Number	E7340	E3-1270
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$369
Price now		$317
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.40 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	69.1°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		3.80 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	80 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
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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		2.0