Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 vs Intel Core i7-930

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Intel Core i7-930 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Intel Core i7-930

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 24 GB
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13666 vs 2978
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3997 vs 1965

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs February 2010
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	75°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 24 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13666 vs 2978
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3997 vs 1965

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-930

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1266 vs 1204
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 453

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1266 vs 1204
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492 vs 453

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-930

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1204

1266

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13666

2978

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

453

492

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3997

1965

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2	Intel Core i7-930
PassMark - Single thread mark	1204	1266
PassMark - CPU mark	13666	2978
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	453	492
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3997	1965
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.177

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2	Intel Core i7-930
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Bloomfield
Launch date	September 2013	February 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$728	$80
Place in performance rating	2048	2616
Price now	$96.34	$59.99
Processor Number	E5-2640V2	i7-930
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	30.28	25.26
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	263 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	67.9°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2	1
Number of threads	16	8
Transistor count	1400 million	731 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.800V-1.375V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	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® 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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)