Intel Xeon E5-2407 vs Intel Xeon L5640
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2407 and Intel Xeon L5640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2407
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 288 GB
Launch date | May 2012 vs March 2010 |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB vs 288 GB |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5640
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
- Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 80 Watt
- Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1155 vs 1042
- Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8525 vs 5362
- Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 455 vs 412
- Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2407 vs 1602
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 12 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 2.80 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) vs 10240 KB (shared) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 60 Watt vs 80 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1155 vs 1042 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 8525 vs 5362 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 455 vs 412 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2407 vs 1602 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2407
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5640
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Xeon E5-2407 | Intel Xeon L5640 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1042 | 1155 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5362 | 8525 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 412 | 455 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1602 | 2407 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.022 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 52.531 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.561 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.387 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon E5-2407 | Intel Xeon L5640 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge EN | Westmere EP |
Launch date | May 2012 | March 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $335 | $200 |
Place in performance rating | 2461 | 2478 |
Price now | $335.04 | $34.75 |
Processor Number | E5-2407 | L5640 |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Value for money (0-100) | 3.47 | 54.30 |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.20 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
Bus Speed | 6.4 GT/s QPI | 5.86 GT/s QPI |
Die size | 294 mm | 239 mm |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 10240 KB (shared) | 12288 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.80 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 6 |
Number of QPI Links | 1 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | 12 |
Transistor count | 1270 million | 1170 million |
VID voltage range | 0.6V-1.35V | 0.750V-1.350V |
Maximum core temperature | 69.4°C | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 3 | 3 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 288 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR3 800/1066 | DDR3 800/1066/1333 |
Compatibility |
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Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Package Size | 45mm x 42.5mm | 42.5mm X 45mm |
Sockets supported | FCLGA1356 | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 60 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 24 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.2 |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | |
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |