Intel Xeon E5 2470 vs Intel Xeon E3 1240

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Intel Xeon E5-2470

Intel Xeon E3-1240

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2470 with 8 cores 2.3GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1240 with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2470 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 1 months late

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)

Intel Xeon E3 1240 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2470

580

Intel Xeon E3 1240 +59%

925

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2470 +4%

3131

Intel Xeon E3 1240

2989

Intel Xeon E5 2470

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Intel Xeon E3 1240

General Parameters

May 2012

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EN

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

Intel Socket 1356

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EN)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

1.27 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

80 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

294 mm²

Die Size

216 mm²

CPU Performance

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

33.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR3

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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