Intel Pentium N3700 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5

Let's find out which one of Intel Pentium N3700 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Pentium N3700 Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Pentium Intel Xeon E3
• Generation
  7 5
• CPU group
  Intel Pentium J3000/N3700 Intel Xeon E3 v5

In this block we are going to compare Intel Pentium N3700 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  1.60 GHz 3.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.40 GHz 3.90 GHz
• CPU Threads
  4 8
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  2.40 GHz 3.70 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Pentium N3700 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  0.70 GHz No turbo
• Execution units
  16
• Shader
  128
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  8
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Pentium N3700 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode No

To choose the best model between Intel Pentium N3700 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-2133
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  4 16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Pentium N3700 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Pentium N3700 or Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  6 W 80 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Pentium N3700 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  Braswell Skylake S
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1170 LGA 1151
• Release date
  Q2/2015 Q4/2015

List of devices based on Intel Pentium N3700 and Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5.

• Used in
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