Xeon E3-1230 v6 vs E5-2640 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2640 v4
2016
10 cores / 20 threads, 90 Watt
7.88
+52.1%
Xeon E3-1230 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.18

Xeon E5-2640 v4 outperforms Xeon E3-1230 v6 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9551201
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.766.24
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency8.286.80
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$939$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has 126% better value for money than Xeon E5-2640 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads208
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier2435
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2.5 MB1 MB
L3 cache25 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
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
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size1.5 TB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68.3 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 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 E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 v4 and Xeon E3-1230 v6.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2640 v4 7.88
+52.1%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 5.18

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 E5-2640 v4 12514
+52.1%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 8229

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 E5-2640 v4 1049
Xeon E3-1230 v6 1346
+28.3%

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 E5-2640 v4 5629
+23.4%
Xeon E3-1230 v6 4560

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.88 5.18
Recency 20 June 2016 28 March 2017
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 8
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 72 Watt

Xeon E5-2640 v4 has a 52.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Xeon E3-1230 v6, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2640 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1230 v6 in performance tests.


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