Intel Xeon X5660 vs E3-1240L v5

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Combined performance score

Xeon E3-1240L v5
4.20
+7.4%

E3-1240L v5 outperforms X5660 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12731339
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.482.26
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date19 October 2015 (8 years old)16 March 2010 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$278$33
Current price$282 (1x MSRP)$158 (4.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5660 has 53% better value for money than Xeon E3-1240L v5.

Technical specs

Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size122 mm2239 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,170 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660. 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+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.01.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+no data
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data40 Bit
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB288 GB
Max memory channels23
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s32 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660 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 E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Xeon X5660.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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 E3-1240L v5 4.20
+7.4%
Xeon X5660 3.91

E3-1240L v5 outperforms X5660 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E3-1240L v5 6446
+7.3%
Xeon X5660 6005

E3-1240L v5 outperforms X5660 by 7% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1240L v5 1110
+139%
Xeon X5660 465

E3-1240L v5 outperforms X5660 by 139% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E3-1240L v5 3592
+63.2%
Xeon X5660 2201

E3-1240L v5 outperforms X5660 by 63% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.20 3.91
Recency 19 October 2015 16 March 2010
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Cost $278 $33
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 95 Watt

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