Xeon w7 2555X vs Intel Xeon E3 1240

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Intel Xeon w7-2555X

Intel Xeon E3-1240

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon w7 2555X with 14 cores 3.3GHz 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

Xeon w7 2555X 's Advantages

Released 13 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (33.75MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)

Intel Xeon E3 1240 's Advantages

Lower TDP (80W vs 210W)

Score

Xeon w7 2555X

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Intel Xeon E3 1240

General Parameters

Aug 2024

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sapphire Rapids

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

Intel Socket 4677

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon W (Sapphire Rapids)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

-

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

210 W

Power Consumption

80 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

216 mm²

CPU Performance

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

14

Total Core Count

4

28

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33.0

Multiplier

33.0

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

33.75 MB

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

1

2

AVX-512 FMA Ports

-

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR3

2 TB

Max Memory Size

-

4

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

5

PCIe Version

3

64

PCIe Lanes

16

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