You are comparing low end Xeon processors with high end Xeon processors ($250-$280 vs $1166-$1180 per processor). You would need to use the same series E3-1240

You are comparing low end Xeon processors with high end Xeon processors ($250-$280 vs $1166-$1180 per processor). You would need to use the same series E3-1240 v2 vs E3-1240 v5 to have a more accurate test. http://ark.intel.com/products/88176/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1240-v5-8M-Cache-3_50-GHz http://ark.intel.com/products/88176/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-... http://ark.intel.com/products/65730/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1240-v2-8M-Cache-3_40-GHz http://ark.intel.com/products/65730/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-...