Xeon E3-1240 v3 vs Platinum 8176

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8176
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
14.59
+229%
Xeon E3-1240 v3
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
4.43

Xeon Platinum 8176 outperforms Xeon E3-1240 v3 by a whopping 229% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E3-1240 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4911334
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.222.68
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency8.375.24
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Haswell-WS (2013−2014)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)2 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$8,719$300

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240 v3 has 120% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8176.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E3-1240 v3 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads568
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.75 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB8192 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E3-1240 v3 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E3-1240 v3. 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-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E3-1240 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E3-1240 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E3-1240 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB32 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8176 and Xeon E3-1240 v3.

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 Platinum 8176 14.59
+229%
Xeon E3-1240 v3 4.43

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 Platinum 8176 23179
+229%
Xeon E3-1240 v3 7040

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.59 4.43
Recency 25 April 2017 2 June 2013
Physical cores 28 4
Threads 56 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8176 has a 229.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E3-1240 v3, on the other hand, has 106.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8176 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1240 v3 in performance tests.


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