Intel Xeon E7340 vs Intel Xeon E5-2430

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7340 and Intel Xeon E5-2430 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.

Intel Xeon E7340

Intel Xeon E5-2430

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7340

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2430

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
1966080x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 960
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9513 vs 6544

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared) vs 8 MB L2 Cache
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224 vs 960
PassMark - CPU mark	9513 vs 6544

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7340
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2430

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

960

1224

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6544

9513

Name	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E5-2430
PassMark - Single thread mark	960	1224
PassMark - CPU mark	6544	9513
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		497
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2918

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7340	Intel Xeon E5-2430
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tigerton	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q3'07	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2142	2139
Processor Number	E7340	E5-2430
Series	Legacy Intel Xeon Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$119
Price now		$728.95
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.78
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	286 mm2	294 mm
L3 cache	8 MB L2 Cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C
Number of cores	4	6
Transistor count	582 million	1270 million
VID voltage range	1.0V-1.5V	0.6V-1.35V
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum frequency		2.70 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		12
Compatibility
Package Size	53.3mm x 53.3mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA604, PPGA604	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		32 GB/s
Maximum memory size		384 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066/1333
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		24
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S Only