Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 vs Intel Xeon E5-2640

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 and Intel Xeon E5-2640 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1409 vs 1346
  • Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 616 vs 564
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1409 vs 1346
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 616 vs 564

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11615 vs 8506
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3363 vs 3153
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 11615 vs 8506
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3363 vs 3153

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1409
1346
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8506
11615
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
616
564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3153
3363
Name Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1409 1346
PassMark - CPU mark 8506 11615
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 616 564
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3153 3363

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2640

Essentials

Architecture codename Broadwell Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q1'16 March 2012
Place in performance rating 1960 1956
Processor Number E5-2623V4 E5-2640
Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $162
Price now $197.27
Value for money (0-100) 14.20

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.60 GHz 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI 7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 73°C 73 °C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of QPI Links 2 2
Number of threads 8 12
VID voltage range 0 0.60V-1.35V
Die size 435 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Transistor count 2270 million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.3 GB/s 42.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 2
Package Size 45mm x 52.5mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA2011-3 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 85 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 40
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4, x8, x16
Scalability 2S 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX2 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

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