Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Intel Xeon E3 1240

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

Intel Xeon E3-1240

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 with 32 cores 2.1GHz 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 Platinum 9221 's Advantages

Released 8 years late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Intel Xeon E3 1240 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 250W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221

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Intel Xeon E3 1240

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

80 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

216 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

32

Total Core Count

4

64

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

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR3

4

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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