Intel Xeon E3-1230 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240

Live dedicated server prices, availability and estimated performance, side by side.

Intel Xeon E3-1240 is 1.1× the multi-core performance per € of Intel Xeon E3-1230, comparing the cheapest live server of each.

CPU A2 in stock

Intel Xeon E3-1230

Sandy Bridge · 2011 · 4C · PERF 380 / 78 ST

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CPU B3 in stock

Intel Xeon E3-1240

Sandy Bridge · 2011 · 4C · PERF 392 / 80 ST

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Head to head	Intel Xeon E3-1230	Intel Xeon E3-1240
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€24.84	€22.99Best of 2
Median per month↓	€24.84Best of 2	€31.94
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	78	80Best of 2
Multi-thread (est.)↑	380	392Best of 2
Performance per €↑	15	17Best of 2
Hardware
Generation	Sandy Bridge (2011)	Sandy Bridge (2011)
Cores per server	4	4
Availability
In stock↑	2 · 2 providers	3 · 1 providersBest of 2
Fastest delivery↓	24 hours	24 hours

↑ higher is better · ↓ lower is better · bars scale to the better of the two · performance per € uses the cheapest server

Cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1230 servers

Cheapest in stock2 of 2 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1230 oneprovider · Shared/Fair Usage Policy Bandwidth · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸Seattle	–	Steal−53%	€24.84 €6.21/core
TNT Intel Xeon E3-1230 tier-net · Clearance Servers · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	32 GB	4 TB	🇺🇸Charlotte	2h–24h	Deal−26%	€43.49 €10.87/core

Cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1240 servers

Cheapest in stock3 of 3 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1240 oneprovider · Clearance Deals · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	24 GB	900 GB	🇫🇷Paris	2h–24h	Steal−60%	€22.99 €5.75/core
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1240 oneprovider · 1Gbps / 100TB · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸Atlanta	–	Steal−46%	€31.94 €7.99/core
ONE Intel Xeon E3-1240 oneprovider · 1Gbps · Sandy Bridge 2011	4/8	16 GB	1 TB	🇺🇸Buffalo	–	Steal−44%	€32.83 €8.21/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Xeon E3-1230 or Intel Xeon E3-1240?

The cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1230 server is €24.84/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon E3-1240 is €22.99/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Estimated multi-thread: Intel Xeon E3-1230 380 vs Intel Xeon E3-1240 392; single-thread 78 vs 80 (Zen 2 core @ 3 GHz = 100, estimates).

How we price

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