Xeon E3-1278L v4 vs E5440

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5440 and Xeon E3-1278L v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2111	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Broadwell-DT (2015)
Release date	1 January 2008 (16 years ago)	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5440 and Xeon E3-1278L v4 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	no data	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	no data	8
Base clock speed	2.83 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	182 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5440 and Xeon E3-1278L v4 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	no data	1
Socket	LGA771	Intel BGA 1364
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5440 and Xeon E3-1278L v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5440 and Xeon E3-1278L v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5440 and Xeon E3-1278L v4 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 E5440 and Xeon E3-1278L v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR3-1600

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Intel Iris Pro P6300

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5440 and Xeon E3-1278L v4.

PCIe version

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3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2008	2 June 2015
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	47 Watt

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