Xeon E3-1268L v5 vs E3-1240 v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.39
+30.2%

Xeon E3-1240 v5 outperforms Xeon E3-1268L v5 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11841414
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.831.64
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency6.1410.79
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Skylake-DT (2015)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)19 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$282$377

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 has 134% better value for money than Xeon E3-1268L v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3524
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2122 mm2
Number of transistors1,750 million1,750 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151,FCLGA20111151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics P530

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon E3-1268L v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 5.39
+30.2%
Xeon E3-1268L v5 4.14

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 8253
+30.3%
Xeon E3-1268L v5 6334

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.39 4.14
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v5 has a 30.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon E3-1268L v5, on the other hand, has 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1240 v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1268L v5 in performance tests.


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