Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 vs E5-2630

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Combined performance score

Xeon E5-2630
4.02

E3-1240L v5 outperforms E5-2630 by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13141273
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.031.48
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years old)19 October 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$74$278
Current price$89 (1.2x MSRP)$282 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2630 has 105% better value for money than Xeon E3-1240L v5.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSXno data+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protection-no data
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size384 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no dataN/A
Max resolution over eDPno dataN/A
Max resolution over DisplayPortno dataN/A
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataN/A
OpenGLno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-2630 4.02
Xeon E3-1240L v5 4.20
+4.5%

E3-1240L v5 outperforms E5-2630 by 4% 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 E5-2630 6173
Xeon E3-1240L v5 6446
+4.4%

E3-1240L v5 outperforms E5-2630 by 4% 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 E5-2630 440
Xeon E3-1240L v5 1110
+152%

E3-1240L v5 outperforms E5-2630 by 152% 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 E5-2630 2411
Xeon E3-1240L v5 3592
+49%

E3-1240L v5 outperforms E5-2630 by 49% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.02 4.20
Recency 6 March 2012 19 October 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Cost $74 $278
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2630 and Xeon E3-1240L v5. The differences in performance seem too small.


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