i5-750s vs Xeon E3-1240 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1153not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.61no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency7.16no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$272no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/s2.5 GT/s
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data77 °C
Number of transistorsno data774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt82 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
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 v6 and Core i5-750s are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s 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 v6 and Core i5-750s integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 March 2017 7 January 2010
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 82 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 v6 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 13.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1240 v6 and Core i5-750s. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-750s is a desktop one.


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