Xeon 7120N vs E3-1240 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Xeon 7120N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1333	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.67	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Tulsa (2006)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	August 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$304	no data
Current price	$82 (0.3x MSRP)	$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Xeon 7120N 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	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	0 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	160 mm2	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	60 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1328 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	no data	1.1V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Xeon 7120N 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	FCLGA1155	PPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Xeon 7120N. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Xeon 7120N 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 E3-1240 v2 and Xeon 7120N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Xeon 7120N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2
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	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v2 and Xeon 7120N.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	95 Watt

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