Intel Xeon E7540 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7540 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7540

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9409 vs 6817
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 9409 vs 6817

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

  • Around 63% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 466033.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2080 vs 911
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.27 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 18 MB L3 Cache
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2080 vs 911

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7540
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
911
2080
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
9409
6817
Name Intel Xeon E7540 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 911 2080
PassMark - CPU mark 9409 6817
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3280
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 83.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.897

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E7540 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Nehalem EX Haswell
Launch date Q1'10 June 2013
Place in performance rating 2092 2106
Processor Number E7540 E3-1230 v3
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $264
Price now $261.66
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.50

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s 5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache 18 MB L3 Cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 64°C
Maximum frequency 2.27 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 8
64 bit support
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links 0
Transistor count 1400 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA1567 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Memory

ECC memory support
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

Graphics

Processor graphics None

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only