i9-10880H vs Xeon E3-1240 v2
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-10880H outperforms Xeon E3-1240 v2 by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1665 | 1054 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.66 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Comet Lake |
| Power efficiency | 5.63 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Comet Lake-H (2020) |
| Release date | 14 May 2012 (13 years ago) | 2 April 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $304 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Core i9-10880H 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Core i9-10880H 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 | FCLGA1155 | FCBGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 69 Watt | 2 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Core i9-10880H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Core i9-10880H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Core i9-10880H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Core i9-10880H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 32.77 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Core i9-10880H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.62 | 8.08 |
| Recency | 14 May 2012 | 2 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 69 Watt | 2 Watt |
i9-10880H has a 123.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 3350% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-10880H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1240 v2 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-10880H is a notebook one.
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