Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2 vs E5-4640 |
Released January, 2014
Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2
- 2.2 GHz
- Deca core
5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E5-4640 v2
 | Supports more RAM 786,432 MB | | More threads 20 |
| | Newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Newer Jan, 2014 |
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Released May, 2012
Intel Xeon E5-4640
- 2.4 GHz
- Octa core
5.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the E5-4640
| | Significantly higher clock speed 2.4 GHz | | Higher turbo clock speed 2.8 GHz |
| | More l3 cache per core 2.5 MB/core |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of E5-4640 v2 vs E5-4640 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more RAM | 786,432 MB | vs | 393,216 MB | Supports 2x more RAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| More threads | 20 | vs | 16 | 4 more threads | |||
| Newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2014 | vs | May, 2012 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Higher turbo clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 5% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | vs | 2 MB/core | 25% more l3 cache per core | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E5-4640 v2 vs E5-4640
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E5-4640 v2 | vs | E5-4640 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Deca core | Octa core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3-1066 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| DDR3-800 | |||
| Channels | Quad Channel | Quad Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 59,733.32 MB/s | 51,200 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 786,432 MB | 393,216 MB | |
details | Xeon E5-4640 v2 | vs | E5-4640 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 20 | 16 | |
| L3 cache | 20 MB | 20 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 4 | 4 | |
| Voltage range | 0.65 - 1.3V | 0.6 - 1.35V | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.98 pt/W | 1.83 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | QPI | QPI | |
| Number of links | 2 | 2 | |
| Data rate | 64,000 MB/s | 64,000 MB/s | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
| Clock speed | 4,000 MHz | 4,000 MHz | |
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