Intel Xeon E3-1240 vs Intel Core i7-975

What is the difference between Intel Xeon E3-1240 and Intel Core i7-975. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

701Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score612
2561Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2449
5270PassMark CPU Mark Rating3311
1714PassMark Single Thread Rating1504

Processor Specs

Intel Xeon E3-1240ProcessorIntel Core i7-975
3300 MHzFrequency3330 MHz
3700 MHzMaximum Frequency3600 MHz
4Cores4
8Threads8
80 WTDP130 W
Sandy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
Socket 1155 LGAPackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

754Single-Core Score612
2779Multi-Core Score2434
Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.3.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
Dell Inc. OptiPlex 990ModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
Dell Inc. 0D6H9TMotherboardASUSTeK Computer INC. P6X58D-E
BalancedPower PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Xeon E3-1240NameIntel Core i7-975
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5
3.25 GHzBase Frequency3.35 GHz
3.65 GHzMaximum Frequency3.61 GHz
Socket 1155 LGAPackageSocket 1366 LGA
Sandy Bridge-WSCodenameBloomfield
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 4
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize16.00 GB
657 MHzFrequency668 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

754Single-Core Score612
812Crypto Score67
727Integer Score637
804Floating Point Score 649
812
1.38 GB/sec
AES-XTS67
117.7 MB/sec
856
4.33 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)829
4.19 MB/sec
815
38.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression725
34.3 Mpixels/sec
730
2.06 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)697
1.97 MTE/sec
695
816.2 KElements/sec
HTML5596
699.9 KElements/sec
676
211.8 Krows/sec
SQLite581
182.0 Krows/sec
713
38.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering630
34.2 Mpixels/sec
687
218.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering548
174.6 KB/sec
697
5.43 Klines/sec
Clang607
4.73 Klines/sec
694
8.04 images/sec
Camera569
6.59 images/sec
797
996.6 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics583
729.1 Kpairs/sec
767
4748.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics652
4038.3 FPS
698
38.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur558
30.7 Mpixels/sec
753
5.79 images/sec
Face Detection673
5.18 images/sec
778
19.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection679
16.7 Mpixels/sec
1296
63.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1094
53.7 Mpixels/sec
1342
18.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR1098
15.0 Mpixels/sec
792
635.9 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing701
562.8 Kpixels/sec
539
4.83 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion452
4.05 Kpixels/sec
842
26.9 Words/sec
Speech Recognition769
24.6 Words/sec
579
22.4 images/sec
Machine Learning303
11.7 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2779Multi-Core Score2434
2999Crypto Score295
2740Integer Score2550
2828Floating Point Score 2540
2999
5.11 GB/sec
AES-XTS295
515.1 MB/sec
3649
18.5 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3818
19.3 MB/sec
3490
165.1 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3288
155.6 Mpixels/sec
1908
5.38 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1764
4.98 MTE/sec
2659
3.12 MElements/sec
HTML52543
2.99 MElements/sec
3040
952.3 Krows/sec
SQLite2629
823.5 Krows/sec
3034
164.6 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2846
154.4 Mpixels/sec
2169
691.2 KB/sec
Text Rendering1892
602.9 KB/sec
2811
21.9 Klines/sec
Clang2781
21.7 Klines/sec
2392
27.7 images/sec
Camera2056
23.8 images/sec
3076
3.85 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2672
3.34 Mpairs/sec
3609
22356.7 FPS
Rigid Body Physics3275
20292.5 FPS
2430
133.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2059
113.2 Mpixels/sec
3027
23.3 images/sec
Face Detection2891
22.3 images/sec
3074
75.8 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2959
72.9 Mpixels/sec
4123
202.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3719
182.4 Mpixels/sec
5350
72.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR4833
65.9 Mpixels/sec
3309
2.66 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3205
2.57 Mpixels/sec
2192
19.6 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1991
17.8 Kpixels/sec
2035
65.1 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1938
62.0 Words/sec
1134
43.8 images/sec
Machine Learning827
32.0 images/sec