Atom E640T vs Xeon E3-1230 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Atom E640T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1279	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.77	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013)	Tunnel Creek (2010)
Release date	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)	14 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$240	no data
Current price	$130 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Atom E640T 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	160 mm2	26 mm2
Number of transistors	1,400 million	47 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Atom E640T 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	FCLGA1150	Intel BGA 676
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Atom E640T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Atom E640T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Atom E640T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Atom E640T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel GMA 600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Atom E640T.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2013	14 September 2010
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	3 Watt

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