7 240H vs Xeon E3-1230 v6

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1228not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.36no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency6.80no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)18 December 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250$502

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Efficient-coresno data4
Threads816
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory size64 GB96 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/A4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPN/A4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/A7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/A12.1
OpenGLN/A4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes168

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 March 2017 18 December 2024
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 45 Watt

7 240H has an age advantage of 7 years, 150% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 60% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core 7 240H. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Core 7 240H is a notebook one.


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