Xeon E5-2620 vs E3-1240

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
3.40
+2.1%
Xeon E5-2620
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.33

Xeon E3-1240 outperforms Xeon E5-2620 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15661586
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.231.73
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.023.32
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209$36

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240 has 29% better value for money than Xeon E5-2620.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data7.2 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)15360 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size216 mm2435 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C77 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620 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
SocketLGA1155FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+-
Demand Based Switching++
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB384 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s42.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes2040

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 3.40
+2.1%
Xeon E5-2620 3.33

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 5403
+2.1%
Xeon E5-2620 5293

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 560
+38.3%
Xeon E5-2620 405

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 1958
Xeon E5-2620 1963
+0.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.40 3.33
Recency 3 April 2011 6 March 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 has a 2.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2620, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1240 and Xeon E5-2620, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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