Xeon E3-1240L v5 vs E3-1270 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 69 Watt
4.08
Xeon E3-1240L v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 25 Watt
4.10
+0.5%

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14101406
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.532.46
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency5.6015.52
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$278

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1270 v2 has 43% better value for money than Xeon E3-1240L v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2122 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size32.77 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A
Clear Video--
Clear Video HD--
InTru 3D--

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E3-1270 v2 4.08
Xeon E3-1240L v5 4.10
+0.5%

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 E3-1270 v2 6477
Xeon E3-1240L v5 6511
+0.5%

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 E3-1270 v2 670
Xeon E3-1240L v5 1103
+64.6%

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 E3-1270 v2 2323
Xeon E3-1240L v5 3524
+51.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.08 4.10
Recency 14 May 2012 19 October 2015
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon E3-1240L v5 has a 0.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 176% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E3-1270 v2 and Xeon E3-1240L v5.


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