Intel Xeon W-2140B vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2140B and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2140B
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
- Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
- 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
- 15.6x more maximum memory size: 512 GB vs 32.77 GB
Launch date | 5 June 2017 vs May 2012 |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 16 vs 8 |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz vs 3.80 GHz |
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 | 512 GB vs 32.77 GB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2140B
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2
Name | Intel Xeon W-2140B | Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 10.42 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 151.615 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.825 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 5.664 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 14.466 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2034 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6360 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 746 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2913 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon W-2140B | Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Skylake W | Ivy Bridge |
Family | Xeon W | |
Launch date | 5 June 2017 | May 2012 |
Place in performance rating | 1987 | 1971 |
Series | W-2000 | Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Launch price (MSRP) | $304 | |
Price now | $539.95 | |
Processor Number | E3-1240V2 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 4.98 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.40 GHz |
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI | 5 GT/s DMI |
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 frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3.80 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Number of threads | 16 | 8 |
Unlocked | ||
Die size | 160 mm | |
Transistor count | 1400 million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 79.47 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 32.77 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3 1333/1600 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FCLGA-2066 | FCLGA1155 |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 69 Watt | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 48 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 1x8, 1x4 | 1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4 |
Security & Reliability |
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Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX) | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Speed Shift technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Fast Memory Access | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |