Intel Xeon E3 1240 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5 2420

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Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2420

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1240 v2 with 4 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2420 with 6 cores 1.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1240 v2 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 1.9GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 32nm)

Lower TDP (69W vs 95W)

Intel Xeon E5 2420 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1240 v2 +95%

724

Intel Xeon E5 2420

371

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1240 v2 +28%

2423

Intel Xeon E5 2420

1884

Intel Xeon E3 1240 v2

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Intel Xeon E5 2420

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

May 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Ivy Bridge

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EN

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

Intel Socket 1356

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Ivy Bridge)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Package

1.4 billions

Transistor Count

1.27 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

69 W

Power Consumption

95 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

160 mm²

Die Size

294 mm²

CPU Performance

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

1.9 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34.0

Multiplier

19.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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