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
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

Essentials

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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