i5-2477M vs Xeon E3-1240

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 and Core i5-2477M 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 segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency4.02no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)no data
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 i5-2477M 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 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size216 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 and Core i5-2477M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155no data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 and Core i5-2477M. 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++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
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 i5-2477M 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 i5-2477M 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 and Core i5-2477M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size32 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 and Core i5-2477M.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

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

i5-2477M, on the other hand, has 128.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1240 and Core i5-2477M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-2477M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1240 and Core i5-2477M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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