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Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 vs Intel Core i3-3240. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2014
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
Released
Q3/2012
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Intel Core i3-3240
Intel Core i3-3240

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 or Intel Core i3-3240? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 15 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q1/2014.

Intel Core i3-3240 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 55 W. Released in Q3/2012.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    867 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    13 times more cores

    15 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    565 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    305 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    533 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1272 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 32% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.42 times less performance per watt

    55 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-3240 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    728 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    723 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1037 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1174 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1563 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    517 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    569 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    494 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    352 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    898 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
Intel Core i3-3240 Intel Core i3-3240
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E7 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E7 v2 left arrow Intel Core i 3000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.30 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    15 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.90 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    30 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 2500
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.65 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 6
  • Shader
    left arrow 48
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 7
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.0
  • Technology
    left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-3240 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 and Intel Core i3-3240 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    130 W left arrow 55 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 and Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    30.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EX left arrow Ivy Bridge S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q1/2014 left arrow Q3/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 and Intel Core i3-3240.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
10207
Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2
4531
Intel Core i3-3240

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