Xeon Platinum 8158 vs E3-1240 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1111	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.94	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	19 October 2015 (8 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$282	$7,007
Current price	$379 (1.3x MSRP)	$5501 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	24
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158 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	8 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151,FCLGA2011	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Xeon Platinum 8158.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2015	25 April 2017
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	24
Cost	$282	$7007
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt

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