Xeon W3540 vs E3-1225

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1662	1851
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.67	0.42
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)	March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	$699
Current price	$218 (1.5x MSRP)	$299 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1225 has 60% better value for money than Xeon W3540.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	216 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	68 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA1155	FCLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	24 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD P3000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1225 and Xeon W3540.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

E3-1225 outperforms W3540 by 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.53	1.98
Threads	4	8
Cost	$150	$699
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt

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