Xeon E5440 vs E3-1230 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.17
+247%

Xeon E3-1230 v6 outperforms Xeon E5440 by a whopping 247% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11912143
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.67no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency6.801.76
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)no data
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads8no data
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.83 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache8 MB12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Xeon E5440.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 5.17
+247%
Xeon E5440 1.49

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 8212
+246%
Xeon E5440 2374

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 1342
+266%
Xeon E5440 367

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 4547
+342%
Xeon E5440 1029

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 1.49
Recency 28 March 2017 1 January 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has a 247% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1230 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5440 in performance tests.


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