Xeon E3-1220 v6 vs Gold 6140

VS

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6140
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
15.45
+340%
Xeon E3-1220 v6
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 72 Watt
3.51

Xeon Gold 6140 outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v6 by a whopping 340% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4471527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.004.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency10.404.59
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6140 has 10% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads364
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier2330
L1 cache1.125 MB256 KB
L2 cache18 MB1 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature91 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt72 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 v6 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 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 Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 v6.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Gold 6140 15.45
+340%
Xeon E3-1220 v6 3.51

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 Gold 6140 24445
+341%
Xeon E3-1220 v6 5549

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 Gold 6140 1076
Xeon E3-1220 v6 1215
+12.9%

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 Gold 6140 8257
+135%
Xeon E3-1220 v6 3515

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.45 3.51
Physical cores 18 4
Threads 36 4
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 72 Watt

Xeon Gold 6140 has a 340.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads.

Xeon E3-1220 v6, on the other hand, has 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6140 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v6 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6140 and Xeon E3-1220 v6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon Gold 6140
Xeon Gold 6140
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
Xeon E3-1220 v6

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.9 7 votes

Rate Xeon Gold 6140 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.2 32 votes

Rate Xeon E3-1220 v6 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon Gold 6140 or Xeon E3-1220 v6, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.