Intel Core i5-2540M vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

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Physical Specifications

Socket Intel Socket G2 (988B) Intel Socket 1155
Foundry Intel Intel
Process size 32 nm 22 nm
Transistors 624 million unknown
Die size 149 mm² unknown
Package rPGA FC-LGA12C

Performance

Frequency 2.6 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.5 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26.0x 23.0x
Multiplier unlocked No No
TDP 35 W 17 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Mobile Server/Workstation
Production status End-of-life unknown
Release date Feb 1st, 2011 May 14th, 2012
Codename Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Generation Core i5 Xeon E3
Part SR044SR049 SR0R6
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No Yes
PCI Express Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 2 2
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Intel HD 3000

Cache

Cache L1 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
Cache L2 256K (per core) 256K (per core)
Cache L3 3MB (shared) 8MB (shared)

Features & Technologies

AES-NI Yes Yes
AVX Yes Yes
ECC Yes
EIST Yes Yes
HTT Yes Yes
Intel 64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.1 Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
Smart Cache Yes
TXT Yes Yes
Turbo Boost Yes
VT-d Yes Yes
VT-x Yes Yes
XD bit Yes Yes

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