Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Xeon E3-1230 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1361	2870
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.93	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Xeon (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	5.07	0.74
Architecture codename	Haswell-WS (2013−2014)	no data
Release date	2 June 2013 (11 years ago)	1 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$240	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	no data
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	1333 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1150	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6540. 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	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6540 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
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	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Core 2 Duo E6540.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.29	0.51
Recency	2 June 2013	1 July 2007
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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