i3-2115C vs Xeon E3-1240

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 and Core i3-2115C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1566not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.23no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.02no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 and Core i3-2115C 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size216 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 and Core i3-2115C 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 configuration11
SocketLGA11551155
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 and Core i3-2115C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 and Core i3-2115C 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 and Core i3-2115C are enumerated here.

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 and Core i3-2115C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 and Core i3-2115C.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 April 2011 1 May 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E3-1240 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i3-2115C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1240 and Core i3-2115C. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-2115C is a desktop one.


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Intel Xeon E3-1240
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