Core i5-1240U vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	787	778
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.66	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	Intel Alder Lake-M
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	23 February 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,589	no data
Current price	$3059 (1.9x MSRP)	no data

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	-
SIPP	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	900 MHz
Execution Units	no data	80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-1240U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	14

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Core i5-1240U outperforms Xeon E5-2670 v3 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	8.80	8.89
Recency	8 September 2014	23 February 2022
Physical cores	12	10
Threads	24	12
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	9 Watt

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