Intel Xeon E3 1240 vs Intel Xeon E5 2690

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Intel Xeon E3-1240

Intel Xeon E5-2690

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1240 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2690 with 8 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1240 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 135W)

Intel Xeon E5 2690 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1240

925

Intel Xeon E5 2690 +17%

1084

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1240

2989

Intel Xeon E5 2690 +219%

9549

Intel Xeon E3 1240

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Intel Xeon E5 2690

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Mar 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge-EP

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

Intel Socket 2011

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

2.27 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

80 W

Power Consumption

135 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

216 mm²

Die Size

435 mm²

CPU Performance

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.9 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33.0

Multiplier

29.0

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

20 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

2

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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