Intel Xeon Silver 4208 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4208 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4208

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19398 vs 7062

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19398 vs 7062

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 6% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2155 vs 1789

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2155 vs 1789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4208
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1789

2155

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19398

7062

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789	2155
PassMark - CPU mark	19398	7062
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		857
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3271
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4208	Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Family	Xeon Silver
Launch date	2 April 2019	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$300
Place in performance rating	1046	1763
Processor Number	4208	E3-1240 v3
Series	4200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$384.40
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		7.41
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	3.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	11 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None