EPYC 7413 vs Xeon E3-1240 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 69 Watt
4.00
EPYC 7413
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 180 Watt
31.62
+691%

EPYC 7413 outperforms Xeon E3-1240 v2 by a whopping 691% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v2 and EPYC 7413 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1425132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.1414.68
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency5.4916.62
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304$1,825

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7413 has 586% better value for money than Xeon E3-1240 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and EPYC 7413 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.65 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data26.5
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1536 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm+
Die size160 mm24x 81 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million16,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v2 and EPYC 7413 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1155SP3
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt180 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and EPYC 7413. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and EPYC 7413 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and EPYC 7413 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and EPYC 7413. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32.77 GB4 TiB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and EPYC 7413.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 E3-1240 v2 4.00
EPYC 7413 31.62
+691%

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 E3-1240 v2 6361
EPYC 7413 50223
+690%

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 E3-1240 v2 664
EPYC 7413 1538
+132%

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 E3-1240 v2 2309
EPYC 7413 12804
+455%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.00 31.62
Recency 14 May 2012 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 180 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v2 has 160.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7413, on the other hand, has a 690.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7413 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1240 v2 in performance tests.


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