Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 vs Intel Xeon E5 2640 v3
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 with 4 cores 2GHz and Intel Xeon E5 2640 v3 with 8 cores 2.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E3 1278L v4 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (47W vs 90W)
Intel Xeon E5 2640 v3 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1866 vs 1600)
Higher base frequency (2.6GHz vs 2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 6MB)
Score
General Parameters
Jun 2015
Release Date
Sep 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Broadwell-DT
Core Architecture
Haswell-EP
Intel BGA 1364
Socket
Intel Socket 2011-3
Intel Iris Pro P6300
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E3 (Broadwell-DT)
Generation
Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
47 W
Power Consumption
90 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
182 mm²
Die Size
356 mm²
CPU Performance
2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
20.0
Multiplier
26.0
64 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-1866
2
Max Memory Channels
4
25.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
