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Xeon E3-1240 V2

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 71.4% (392nd of 1468)

Based on 4,997 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306A9 Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240 V2 @ 3.40GHz
Poor: 61%Average: 71.4% Great: 79%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 averaged 28.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 85.1Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 93.2Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 is just 18.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 467Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 460Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 4,997 samples)
Rank 39271.4%
Min Avg Max
75.9 Memory 85.1 94
71.5 1-Core 93.2 101
142 2-Core 179 202
69.7% 119 Pts
Min Avg Max
238 4-Core 314 375
359 8-Core 460 499
48.3% 387 Pts
Min Avg Max
372 64-Core 467 499
28.9% 467 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240 V2 @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
81% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 97.6
2-Core 188
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 482
54% 426 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
77.7% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 481
53% 419 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
75.8% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 90.3
2-Core 182
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 482
50% 401 Pts
64-Core 476
30% 476 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
73.2% Very good
Memory 85
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 180
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 481
51% 407 Pts
64-Core 482
30% 482 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
72.7% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 187
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 480
51% 408 Pts
64-Core 476
29% 476 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
72.5% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 96.8
2-Core 192
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 484
54% 424 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
71.8% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 90.5
2-Core 161
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 296
8-Core 468
47% 382 Pts
64-Core 344
21% 344 Pts
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
68.8% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 186
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 425
46% 363 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240 V2 @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
62.2% Good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 140
58% 96.5 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 371
38% 310 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

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Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Dell Precision T1650

CPU
Xeon E3-1240 V2Intel  $400Bench 71%, 4,997 samples153x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples94x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples76x
Quadro 600NvidiaBench 3%, 15,964 samples64x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples32x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples21x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples20x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples54x
M378B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 2,354 samples23x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $484

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Xeon® Processor E3-1240 v2 (8M Cache, 3.40 GHz)
Code NameIvy Bridge
Launch DateQ2'12
Processor NumberE3-1240V2
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography22 nm
Recommended Price$250.00 - $261.00
Clock Speed3.4 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.8 GHz
Bus Speed5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP69 W

Memory

Max Memory Size32 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 1333/1600
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory SupportedYes

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision3.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsYes

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
Turbo Boost Tech2.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
TSX-NINo
Demand Based SwitchingYes
vPro TechYes
Identity Protection TechYes
Fast Memory AccessYes
Flex Memory AccessYes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedFCLGA1155

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

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15 months ago.

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Poor

20 days ago.

I like the performance. It is very good you should prefer it probably.

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Excellent

16 months ago.

For 25e CPU is pretty good tbh.

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