Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2

Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1668 vs 1184
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17389 vs 13421
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 618 vs 453
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4894 vs 3997

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 2.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1668 vs 1184
PassMark - CPU mark	17389 vs 13421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	618 vs 453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4894 vs 3997

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1184

1668

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13421

17389

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

453

618

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3997

4894

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1184	1668
PassMark - CPU mark	13421	17389
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	453	618
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3997	4894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.754
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		67.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.684
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.875

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2	Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Ivy Bridge EP
Launch date	September 2013	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$728	$650
Place in performance rating	2024	2015
Price now	$96.34	$260.56
Processor Number	E5-2640V2	E5-2650V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	30.28	14.78
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	160 mm
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)	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C	75°C
Maximum frequency	2.50 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of QPI Links	2	2
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V	0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	4	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only	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® AVX
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	46-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)