Intel Xeon E3 1285L v3 vs Xeon E5540
We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1285L v3 with 4 cores 3.1GHz and Xeon E5540 with 4 cores 2.533GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Xeon E3 1285L v3 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 3 months late
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (3.1GHz vs 2.533GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (22nm vs 45nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 80W)
Xeon E5540 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1066 vs 4)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Xeon E3 1285L v3
+162%
1068
Xeon E5540
407
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Xeon E3 1285L v3
+63%
3243
Xeon E5540
1978
General Parameters
Jun 2013
Release Date
Mar 2009
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Haswell-WS
Core Architecture
Gainestown
Intel Socket 1150
Socket
Intel Socket 1366
Intel HD P4600
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Xeon E3 (Haswell-WS)
Generation
Xeon(Gainestown)
Package
1.4 billions
Transistor Count
0.731 billions
22 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
80 W
Intel
Foundry
Intel
160 mm²
Die Size
263 mm²
CPU Performance
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.533 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
31.0
Multiplier
19.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
2
Memory Parameters
DDR3,DDR4
Memory Types
DDR3-1066
2
Max Memory Channels
3
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
2
