Intel Xeon E5-2418L vs AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2418L and AMD Turion II Ultra M640 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2418L

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3518 vs 1034
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2012 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3518 vs 1034

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M640

  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 50 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1067 vs 977
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 50 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1067 vs 977

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2418L
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
977
1067
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3518
1034
Name Intel Xeon E5-2418L AMD Turion II Ultra M640
PassMark - Single thread mark 977 1067
PassMark - CPU mark 3518 1034

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2418L AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge EN Caspian
Launch date May 2012 10 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2229 2222
Processor Number E5-2418L
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family AMD Turion II Ultra
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 294 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 91°C
Maximum frequency 2.10 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8 2
Transistor count 1270 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory size 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported FCLGA1356 Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24
PCI Express revision Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations Gen 3.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
PowerNow

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)